The Croods

The types of species the Croods are Homo Neanderthals. This is because even though they are pretty advanced, Their skull was still similar to that of monkeys.  Also even though they are bipedal, They still used their knuckles to run, walk or crouch. 

The Croods learned already knew how to communicate and speak to each other and we see this when they first came out of the cave. And ever since they met Guy, A homo Sapien, They learned how to use fire to cook food, use it for light at night, and to fend off predators. We also see them learn to make weapons at the end of the movie and this shows us that they learnt to adapt in their environment. 

"Potatools"

 In biology, We have been learning about Human Evolution. And the thing we focused on today was their weapons. instead of making the tools out of rocks, We used potatoes instead so it is easier to shape the potato into the shape that we need.  

Homo Naledi Summary

 In Level 3 Biology, we have been studying hominin evolution and there is an interesting discovery named Homo Naledi that scientists are still unsure about. 

“What does it mean to be human” 

https://humanorigins.si.edu/evidence/human-fossils/species/homo-naledi

This article discusses the discovery of Homo Naledi, a new species belonging to the Homo Genus. According to them, Homo Naledi existed between 335,000 and 236,000 years ago. Because they were able to determine the age of the bones, they were able to place them in the timeline of hominin evolution in this article. Homo Naledi has a mix of Australopithecus-like characteristics ( particularly the pelvis and the shoulders). As well as homo-like traits such as their hands, feet, and brain. Scientists are likewise baffled as to what kind of diet they were on. This is because Homo Naledi had human-like molars at the back of its teeth but the front are unsophisticated like an apes. Furthermore, no tools have been discovered in the two caves, hence why we have no idea how they hunted for food or what kind of diet they ate. There are still unanswered questions about this new species. Questions such as how they hunted their food and what type of diet they had, How it traveled, whether they were swinging on trees or were walking upright, and many more.