Apes may have evolved upright stature for leaves, not fruit, in open woodland habitats

Apes may have evolved upright stature for leaves, not fruit, in open woodland habitats
Anthropologists have long thought that our ape ancestors evolved an upright torso to pick fruit in forests, but new research by scientists at the University of Michigan suggests a life in open woodlands and a diet that included leaves drove apes'…

Published May 17, 2023 at 02:00PM
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