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What Is The Vigilance Hypothesis
The vigilance hypothesis states that early hominids would benefit from standing upright because they would be able to see over the tall savanna grass (Dart, 1926). Bipedalism will allow the head to be upright and increase viewing distances, this would allow them to see incoming predators. The other senses would also be elevated with bipedalism, they would be able to better hear and smell as well. The main problem with this hypothesis is that animals do not need to be bipedal to display vigilance behavior (Friedman,
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