Tag Archives: Leopards

Leopards delayed humans’ rise to top of the food chain  The Times Not a “Turning Point”: Study Finds Homo habilis Was Hunted as Prey  Science and Culture Today Leopards may have feasted on our earliest ancestors  Popular Science The hunted, not the hunters: AI reveals early humans were prey for leopards  Phys.org Early Human Ancestor Found to be More Leopard Prey than Predator Thanks …

Around 2 million years ago, prehistoric humans in East Africa turned the tables on the carnivores that had previously terrorized them, learning not only to fend off these predators but also steal their kills, thus replacing them at the very top of the food chain. Generally, the ancient species Homo habilis is credited with making this trophic leap, yet new …