Essay On Homo Habilis

What about homo habilis led it to be successful? Well, a few things did. From brain power, to bone structure, to man’s best friend.This essay will explain why the homo habilis didn’t die out and cause there to be no modern humans in the first place. Firstly, their brains. The homo habilis brains got much larger due to the surplus of protein that they were getting. These larger brains proved to be a huge advantage to the homo habilis. They learned how to make weapons so they could hunt instead of eating lions’ leftovers. They could now see patterns in the movements of animals such as giselles, seeing how they jumped from side to side, they now understood, making animals like giselles easier to hunt. Their bigger brains caused them to be more curious about the world and they started doing things for the sake of doing things. They discovered fire and learned the physics behind it and so much more.
Next on the list, bone structure. Now the homo habilis did not have a bone structure exactly like us, the homo sapiens, but it was a step in the right direction. By this, I mean that the homo habilis had a bone structure that allowed them to walk on two legs. The only major difference between their bone structure and ours is that they’re upper body was still built like an animal that walked on all fours, so they were a bit …show more content…
This is where “man’s best friend” comes along. They started off as wolves, but after awile, they became tame to the homo habilis. The wolves would come by and eat the food that the homo habilis left over, and realized over time that if they didn’t hurt the homo habilis, they could get free food all the time. So in turn, the wolves became the companions of the homo habilis, attacking anything that endangered the hominids, in exchange for food. This is how the term “man’s best friend” came to be, dogs have literally been with hominids for billions of