• Question: Why do you think that we have come so far in our intelligence as a species verses other animals? Random question, sorry.

    Asked by anon-232577 to Mark, Liam, Laura, Kasia, Gina, Felix on 15 Nov 2019.
    • Photo: Felix Warren

      Felix Warren answered on 15 Nov 2019:

      Its thumbs, being able to hold tools, throw things and handle objects with ease is a great evolutionary tool.

    • Photo: Liam Gaffney

      Liam Gaffney answered on 18 Nov 2019:

      Great question, not random! This is a big topic in evolutionary research and it is said to be lots of factors that contribute. I reckon that the biggest advantage we had was the mastering of fire so that we could keep warm and cook our food. Cooking food helps extract much more nutrients and we could feed our brains much better. That gave humans a big advantage over other species and accelerated our intelligence!

    • Photo: Laura Sinclair

      Laura Sinclair answered on 19 Nov 2019:

      Great question! Felix and Liam gave great answers. Fire and opposable thumbs are two major answers.

      Apparently as a species we are able to run for longer than a lot of other animals, so our endurance in running played an important role for early humans obtaining food.

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