A grassy trend in human ancestors' diets
Monday, June 3, 2013 - 16:30
in Biology & Nature
Most apes eat leaves and fruits from trees and shrubs. New studies show that human ancestors expanded their menu 3.5 million years ago, adding tropical grasses and sedges to an ape-like diet and setting the stage for our modern diet of grains, grasses, and meat and dairy from grazing animals.