ANTA01H3 Lecture Notes - Homo Habilis, Australopithecus Afarensis, Homo Ergaster
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Fossils hold secrets on how our ancestors lived. Had leader: leader"s strength held group together. When leader died, males split into troops in an attempt to become the new leader. Differentiated from apes due to changes in the environment (rainforest savannah) Eagles were a predator for a. afarensis infants. Lucy believed to have died during a territorial fight b/w males. Dominant male holds group of females together, but there is a senior female that all of the females must compete with. Capable of eating tough grasses (typically vegetarian), but also ate termites: always had food since grasses were everywhere. Since food was everywhere, they spent less time foraging, and spent more time having sex. Compete (typically fight) with rudolphensis for food.
