One traditional explanation for why hominins developed bipedalism is that is helped them to see prey and avoid predators in the high savanna grass. What is one major problem with this idea?
A) Baboons and other Old World monkeys live in the savanna despite being quadrupedal.
B) Early hominins did not have any predators, and relied on a vegetarian diet.
C) Hominins had moved out of the savanna before the development of bipedalism.
D) Early hominins were very short, and savanna grasses would be far above their heads even if they stood bipedally.
A) Baboons and other Old World monkeys live in the savanna despite being quadrupedal.
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