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Why Africa was the crucible for early human transition from forest-inhabiting fruit-eaters to savanna-dwelling hunters

That humans originated in Africa is widely accepted. But it’s not generally recognised how unique features of Africa’s ecology were.

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Large mammals shaped the evolution of humans: here s why it happened in Africa

Norman Owen-Smith for The Conversation That humans originated in Africa is widely accepted. But it’s not generally recognised how unique features of Africa’s ecology were responsible for the crucial evolutionary transitions from forest-inhabiting fruit-eater to savanna-dwelling hunter. These were founded on earth movements and aided physically by Africa’s seasonal aridity,

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Large mammals shaped the evolution of humans: here s why it happened in Africa

It was the abundance specifically of medium and large grazers in fertile savannas, concentrated near water in the dry season, that enabled the evolutionary transformation of a relatively puny ape into a feared hunter in Africa

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2023-01 - Africa s large mammals shaped human evolution

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Large mammals shaped the evolution of humans: here s why it happened in Africa

Large mammals shaped the evolution of humans: here s why it happened in Africa
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