First Steps - How Walking Upright Made Us Human

Humans are the only mammals to walk on two, rather than four, legs. From an evolutionary perspective, this is an illogical development, as it slows us down. But here we are, suggesting there must have been something tremendous to gain from bipedalism.

About the author

Jeremy DeSilva

Summary

Humans are the only mammals to walk on two, rather than four, legs. From an evolutionary perspective, this is an illogical development, as it slows us down. But here we are, suggesting there must have been something tremendous to gain from bipedalism.

Product details

• Authors: Jeremy DaSilva, Jeremy DeSilva
• Publisher: William Collins
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.06.2020
• EAN: 9780008342838
• ISBN: 978-0-00-834283-8
• Dimensions: 159 mm x 240 mm x 32 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Nature, technology > Natural science; Evolution, popular science, Walking, hiking, trekking, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Evolution, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Human Anatomy & Physiology, SCIENCE / Paleontology, NATURE / Fossils, NATURE / Animals / Primates, Popular medicine & health, Early Man, Palaeontology, Popular medicine and health, The Earth: Natural History General, The Earth: natural history: general interest, Human Growth & Development, Archaeological science, methodology & techniques, Zoology: primates (primatology), Evolutionary anthropology / Human evolution