Guest guest Posted September 15, 2003 Report Share Posted September 15, 2003 > But the crests of teeth from A. afarensis are not only shallower than those > of early Homo, they are also shallower than those of chimpanzees, which > consume mostly soft foods such as ripe fruit, and almost no meat. According to Dangerous Grains, chimpanzees consume a diet of 15% meat, much of it other chimpanzees. Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 15, 2003 Report Share Posted September 15, 2003 > > > But the crests of teeth from A. afarensis are not only shallower > than those > > of early Homo, they are also shallower than those of chimpanzees, > which > > consume mostly soft foods such as ripe fruit, and almost no meat. > > According to Dangerous Grains, chimpanzees consume a diet of 15% > meat, much of it other chimpanzees. That's an interesting statistic, and I'd be curious where they get it from. My understanding was that chimpanzees' meat consumption was closer to 5% and that it was made up mostly of insects and perhaps some eggs, and that once a month or so the males will form groups and hunt down monkeys (not other chimpanzees). --Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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