Crocodile and hippopotamus served as 'brain food' for early human ancestors

Johns Hopkins University ^ | June 9, 2010 | Unknown

[decimon]

Feed your head ping.

[a fool in paradise]

[conservativeharleyguy]

"...Crocodile and hippopotamus served as 'brain food' for early human ancestors..."

As did other early human ancestors....

[TexGuy]

“What a Croc!”

[bunkerhill7]

Crocodile, hippopotamus, and other humans served as ‘brain food’ for early human ancestors.

[ClearCase_guy]

The team theorizes that the wet and marshy environment gave early pre-humans a way to increase the protein in their diets (and grow larger brains!) while possibly avoiding contact with larger carnivores, such as hyenas and lions.

As an academic researcher, I believe that at an unspecified time, some unknown people, may have possibly engaged in potential activities (possibly in response to grant money!) while seeking to justify their existence to other academic researchers.

[JoeProBono]

[org.whodat]

It only took ten higher education Degree's for them to figure out slow animals are easy to catch.

[valkyry1]

We need to have a big freep party so you can fix up hippo steaks for us!

[precisionshootist]

Clearly somewhere along the line they quit eating brain food of any kind in Kenya!

[Little Bill]

Ain’t burnt, so the cooks ain’t Irish

[SpinnerWebb]

"It's not clear to us how early humans acquired or processed the butchered meat

Nope, they haven't figured that out yet... still not clear..

[a fool in paradise]

Hippo bacon. Mmmmmmmmmmm

[JoeProBono]

[org.whodat]

"It's not clear to us how early humans acquired or processed the butchered meat

Send them an email, "bit off chunk chew and swallow, repeat until you puke.

[The Comedian]

Tastes like chicken, only bigger.

Frowning takes 68 muscles.
Smiling takes 6.
Pulling this trigger takes 2.
I'm lazy.

[katana]

Yep, making up hypotheses which are completely untestable yet suitable (they hope) for grants that would postpone having to face reality and get a real job is what passes these days for the scholarly life.

Besides, there just seems to be something wrong with the logic of associating developing a larger brain on a high protein diet made up of three of the most dangerous animals one can think of to hunt (humans, hippos, and crocs). Good luck living off those and surviving long enough to breed!.

All other species with very large brains are aquatic mammals such as dolphins and whales. Given humans' lack of fur, subcutaneous fat layer, and partly webbed fingers and toes (none of which are possessed our primate "relatives") I would think that would be a more worthwhile angle to make up useless theories about.

[rfp1234]

Hippo Brain: even a caveman can cook it.

[SunkenCiv]

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