Studying mammals: Food for thought

# Learning outcomes

After studying this course, you should be able to:

- describe features of apes, and features that distinguish Homo from apes
- explain an evolutionary tree for hominines that shows one interpretation of the evolution of Homo from ape-like ancestors, australopithecines
- use what is known about social group structure in living species of ape to suggest social group structure in extinct species
- interpret features of apes, australopithecines, and Homo species in terms of adaptations
- understand the roots of those features that make Homo sapiens different from other mammal species.

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