Comments on: Did Lucy Walk Too Slow for Her Taller Group Mates?

By: Rob Gargett

Rob Gargett — Fri, 09 Nov 2012 17:25:46 +0000

I’m clearly slower than all of you! A couple of points to be made about this research. First of all, regardless of Lucy’s walking pace, she is a female. As such, she is the one responsible for giving birth to the big boys. She, therefore, is just as big as the species needs her to be. Second. The ape with the greatest sexual dimorphism is the orangutan. Unlike chimps and gorillas, orangs don’t live in social groups, nor do they live with their mates. Conventional wisdom has it that all bipedal apes behaved like chimps and gorillas do, today. If Lucy and her male counterparts were so different in size, why shouldn’t we consider the possibility that the australopithecines were solitary, just like the orang?

By: lucy

lucy — Wed, 07 Nov 2012 16:41:24 +0000

im not slow i take my time

By: donisha james

donisha james — Wed, 07 Nov 2012 16:35:45 +0000

i think this article is going to be about lucy and how she go through training.lucy has dilema something that makes her grow and produce faster.

By: Adeline

Adeline — Wed, 07 Nov 2012 09:43:04 +0000

This is a brilliant women, teacher, and scientist who is absolutely brilliant, one word that you deem unfit does not in any way besmirch this article, it’s author, our academics, or our society. Like previously stated , get over yourself Paul.

By: Lynn

Lynn — Wed, 07 Nov 2012 03:06:48 +0000

Paul get over yourself. Have a nice day :)