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Vol 1 Ep 2 - The australopithecines ( Lucy )

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Is Sexual Body Size Diamorphism Increasing in Humans?

In a great many animal species, sexual dimorphism is notable. The male displaying physical characteristics so different to its female counterpart that you would be forgiven for thinking they were completely different species from one another. Scientists look at the sexual body size dimorphism of modern apes compared to modern humans. This alone suggests that sexualBodySizeDimorphis is something that is slowly disappearing in humans.

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