Was Eating Insects Key to Human Brain Evolution?
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Insects may have provided humans' ancestors with key nutrients.
Our ancient ancestor Australopithecus likely foraged for termite larvae using tools made from bone. This source of fat could have helped brain development and growth, anthropologists believe.
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Was Eating Insects Key to Human Brain Evolution?
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Our ancient ancestor Australopithecus likely foraged for termite larvae using tools made from bone. This source of fat could have helped brain development and growth, anthropologists believe.
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Preview: S48 Ep14 | 29s | Take a tasty look at insect foods that could benefit our health and our warming planet. (29s)
Insects Make Protein More Efficiently Than Mammals
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Clip: S48 Ep14 | 5m 14s | Most of the calories insects eat can be converted into nutrients that we can then eat. (5m 14s)
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