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Diminutive species 'the Hobbit' did not hunt or control fire, deepening the mystery of its ancestry, dwarf elephant bones reveal
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Kristina Killgrove
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A new study published in Science Advances indicates that Homo floresiensis were scavengers who fed on dwarf elephants rather than hunters. This discovery challenges long-held beliefs about the species' intelligence and behavioral complexity.
Why it matters
It refines our understanding of human evolution and the survival strategies of extinct hominin species.
The extinct human species Homo floresiensis was a scavenger, not a hunter, an analysis of fossil animal bones reveals.
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