". . . . AGAINST THE GRAIN
The conventional theory is that running was a by-product of bipedalism, or the ability to walk upright on two legs, that evolved in ape-like human ancestors called Australopithecus at least 4.5 million years ago.
But Liberman and Bramble argue that it took a few million more years for the running physique to evolve, so the ability to walk cannot explain the transition. . . ."
I'm no scientist, but why do I have the feeling that walking led to running as soon as the first primitive bipedal human was chased by something ferocious? Can we say 'immediately?'
No comments:
Post a Comment