What Might Explain the Fact That Hominins Are Completely Terrestrial

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Multiple Choice

What might explain the fact that hominins are completely terrestrial?

• A) cultural advances such as weapons or fire may have eliminated the need for nightly shelter in trees
• B) hominins, unlike other primates, have no natural predators and thus no need to seek protected sleeping sites
• C) hominins lost the anatomical adaptations required to allow them to climb trees
• D) hominins are simply too large to move safely through the trees

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