Neanderthals is arguably the closest species related to Homo sapiens, but the question lies on why did they disappear whereas our species managed to survive? The first explanation of why the Neanderthals did not survive competition with Homo sapiens is they might had starved to death. The main reason being that they started fighting for the same resources after Homo sapiens migrated from East Africa. One important aspect of this explanation shows the brain develop according to their environment between these two species. For instance, Homo sapiens had the ability to communicate with other members of their species and developed larger group for hunting. Whereas, the Neanderthals usually hunts in smaller groups due to their lower cognitive ability
