Study suggests Homo floresiensis scavenged meat left by Komodo dragons rather than hunting big game
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James Woodford
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A study of animal bones found in caves on Flores, Indonesia, suggests that Homo floresiensis (the 'hobbit' hominins) had limited hunting skills and likely scavenged meat left behind by Komodo dragons. The research involved feeding a dead goat to a Komodo dragon and analyzing thousands of ancient bones, challenging earlier assumptions that these small ancient humans were skilled hunters of big game or masters of fire.
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Twitter / XStudy suggests Homo floresiensis scavenged meat left by Komodo dragons rather than hunting big gamenewscientist.comKey quotes
· 3 pulledThe diminutive ancient humans nicknamed hobbits that lived on the Indonesian island of Flores until around 50,000 years ago had limited hunting skills, according to a study of animal bones found in their caves.
Instead, researchers think they scavenged meat that was left behind by Komodo dragons.
An experiment that involved feeding a dead goat to a Komodo dragon as well as an analysis of thousands of ancient bones suggests that Homo floresiensis was neither a skilled hunter of big game nor a master of fire
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