Dr. Henry Gee

Like chimpanzees today, they would have ate all kinds of things, you know, honey from bees, insects. a bit of plants, nuts, seeds, fruits, maybe some other animals, chimpanzees, hunts and monkeys. And so they would have eaten a bit of everything. But Paranthropus became a vegetarian specialist. It had huge teeth and crunched up fibrous nuts and roots.

Like chimpanzees today, they would have ate all kinds of things, you know, honey from bees, insects. a bit of plants, nuts, seeds, fruits, maybe some other animals, chimpanzees, hunts and monkeys. And so they would have eaten a bit of everything. But Paranthropus became a vegetarian specialist. It had huge teeth and crunched up fibrous nuts and roots.

Like chimpanzees today, they would have ate all kinds of things, you know, honey from bees, insects. a bit of plants, nuts, seeds, fruits, maybe some other animals, chimpanzees, hunts and monkeys. And so they would have eaten a bit of everything. But Paranthropus became a vegetarian specialist. It had huge teeth and crunched up fibrous nuts and roots.

It's known as the robust one, isn't it, or something like that? Yes, they have been called robust Australopithecines, but they're usually classed in their own genus Paranthropus, and there were several of them. And life for them started hard and just got harder and harder. And they became extinct about half a million years ago. The other genus was Homo. That's the genus that includes ourselves.

It's known as the robust one, isn't it, or something like that? Yes, they have been called robust Australopithecines, but they're usually classed in their own genus Paranthropus, and there were several of them. And life for them started hard and just got harder and harder. And they became extinct about half a million years ago. The other genus was Homo. That's the genus that includes ourselves.

It's known as the robust one, isn't it, or something like that? Yes, they have been called robust Australopithecines, but they're usually classed in their own genus Paranthropus, and there were several of them. And life for them started hard and just got harder and harder. And they became extinct about half a million years ago. The other genus was Homo. That's the genus that includes ourselves.

And the first essays in the genus Homo were probably not much different from Australopithecines. In fact, some of them called Homo habilis, Homo rudolfensis. There's been an argument that really these are just other Australopithecines, and I think there's a lot of merit in that. But the first of the genus Homo that really stood apart was Homo erectus.

And the first essays in the genus Homo were probably not much different from Australopithecines. In fact, some of them called Homo habilis, Homo rudolfensis. There's been an argument that really these are just other Australopithecines, and I think there's a lot of merit in that. But the first of the genus Homo that really stood apart was Homo erectus.

And the first essays in the genus Homo were probably not much different from Australopithecines. In fact, some of them called Homo habilis, Homo rudolfensis. There's been an argument that really these are just other Australopithecines, and I think there's a lot of merit in that. But the first of the genus Homo that really stood apart was Homo erectus.

And that originated in Africa over two million years ago. And the reason that was a different thing was it was built entirely differently. Now, all the Australopithecus and the earliest Homo, they had rather short legs and long arms compared to us. And they didn't have much of a neck. Their head was quite, you know, stuck onto the body. And they didn't have a waist.

And that originated in Africa over two million years ago. And the reason that was a different thing was it was built entirely differently. Now, all the Australopithecus and the earliest Homo, they had rather short legs and long arms compared to us. And they didn't have much of a neck. Their head was quite, you know, stuck onto the body. And they didn't have a waist.

And that originated in Africa over two million years ago. And the reason that was a different thing was it was built entirely differently. Now, all the Australopithecus and the earliest Homo, they had rather short legs and long arms compared to us. And they didn't have much of a neck. Their head was quite, you know, stuck onto the body. And they didn't have a waist.

They had kind of a bit of a pot belly. And they were good at walking about. But one thing that Homo erectus could do was run. And Homo erectus was a specialist meat eater. It was a social carnivore, much like hunting dogs, and probably behaved in the same way.

They had kind of a bit of a pot belly. And they were good at walking about. But one thing that Homo erectus could do was run. And Homo erectus was a specialist meat eater. It was a social carnivore, much like hunting dogs, and probably behaved in the same way.

They had kind of a bit of a pot belly. And they were good at walking about. But one thing that Homo erectus could do was run. And Homo erectus was a specialist meat eater. It was a social carnivore, much like hunting dogs, and probably behaved in the same way.

Now, a friend of mine, Dan Lieberman, and his colleague, Dennis Bramble, came up with a whole scenario of long distance running as a key feature of the development of Homo. And I'm not surprised. Dan is a very keen ultramarathon runner and runs in bare feet. And he works on human locomotion. So he's really invested in this. But it's the whole syndrome.

Now, a friend of mine, Dan Lieberman, and his colleague, Dennis Bramble, came up with a whole scenario of long distance running as a key feature of the development of Homo. And I'm not surprised. Dan is a very keen ultramarathon runner and runs in bare feet. And he works on human locomotion. So he's really invested in this. But it's the whole syndrome.

Now, a friend of mine, Dan Lieberman, and his colleague, Dennis Bramble, came up with a whole scenario of long distance running as a key feature of the development of Homo. And I'm not surprised. Dan is a very keen ultramarathon runner and runs in bare feet. And he works on human locomotion. So he's really invested in this. But it's the whole syndrome.

One thing that Homo has that you don't have except in other predators such as dogs is a ligament that holds the back of the skull to the neck. So it keeps your head up even without effort. Another thing is if you have a neck and if you have a waist, you can keep running with your arms in contra rotation to your legs. In other words, your left arm moves with your right leg and vice versa.

One thing that Homo has that you don't have except in other predators such as dogs is a ligament that holds the back of the skull to the neck. So it keeps your head up even without effort. Another thing is if you have a neck and if you have a waist, you can keep running with your arms in contra rotation to your legs. In other words, your left arm moves with your right leg and vice versa.