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We're Inefficient, Right?

Humans burn 20% more energy every day than a chipbandzee, even after you count for body sized differences. The key adaptation to be able to have these expensive life styles is sharing. We're the only animal on the planet that does this kind of half of us does one thing and half of us do the other. And it's brilliant strategy, because it means that you can take risks, yo, go after big game,. If you come home empty handed, that's ok, because i've got your back. Another fun thing is that we're also the fattest ape. Humans put on more fat more easily than any of the other apes do. At chimpanse and

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