Evolution: Early human diet (Introduction)

by David Turell , Tuesday, June 04, 2013, 20:55 (3979 days ago) @ dhw

DAVID: Much grazing (grasses that is). And another difference from apes. They eat fruit. We are omnivorous.
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> http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/06/130603163749.htm
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> Most great apes are also omnivorous. I'm afraid I'm struggling to understand why this is so important!-It's not. Most apes like fruit and other veggies. Meat is not much of an issue with them. We became meat hunters about 500,000 years ago. Our diest differs from theirs a great deal.