Which of the following is shared by all anthropoids?
A. the ability to knuckle-walk and carry tools
B. stereoscopic vision
C. a decrease in the size of canines and an increase in the size of molars
D. prehensile tails
E. bipedalism; and one offspring born at a time
Answer: B
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