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A new study using AI analysis reveals that leopards hunted and ate early human ancestors, Homo habilis, around 2 million years ago in East Africa, with evidence from fossilized jawbones showing carnivore tooth marks attributed to leopards.
A study reveals that early humans like Homo habilis were still preyed upon by predators such as leopards around 1.75 million years ago, challenging previous beliefs that humans had already become top predators by that time.
New research suggests Homo habilis was hunted by leopards, challenging the idea that it was the first human species to become an apex predator, and instead indicating it was more prey than predator, with Homo erectus possibly being the first to dominate the food chain.