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povorot — A Distant Primitive Cousin
Published: 2012-02-14 15:51:57 +0000 UTC; Views: 11158; Favourites: 192; Downloads: 0
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An infographic attempting to touch on a fraction of the fascinating wierdness of Homo Floresiensis...Related content
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Wow, very interesting facts about H. Floresiensis or "Ebu Gogo" .
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Orang Pendek, that's something I haven't heard
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He is a "small man" semi ape, semi human from Sumatran folklore.
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Some consider they de-evolved from their prior form to sustain itself on the island. Much like the way elephants turn pigmy.
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I wish these guys replaced neanderthals and humans the world would be a far more abstact and arboreal place...
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Fabulous reconstruction of the media-dubbed "Hobbits of Flores!"
Are you interesed in the other newly discovered early-human cousin, Denisova hominin?
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Thanks! I am incredibly interested in the Denisovans - hopefully we find some more evidence soon!
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Maybe H. florensiensis is a totally independent species that evolved within the forests of Indonesia. What do you think so?
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Strange, even the proportions are apelike. I wonder if Floresiensis is a hominid that returned to the trees.
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I feel like that's the most probable answer - either that or the first hominids were much more successful and widespread then we give them credit for....
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Good thing they didn't survive to be persecuted by us. Or did they...
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Love it love it!!!!! A Floresiensis girl!
Very beautiful pic!
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sounds like these may have been *Australopithicines*
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This is a very interesting piece. Was it merely made on a whim, or perhaps a comission for a scientific piece about H. floresiensis?
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My favourite thing about these floriensis pieces is actually your choice of type. Futura is always at its best when it looks like a 1950s science textbook.
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