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Give the physical and mental changes that occurred to man as to cope with a new environment

Give the physical and mental changes that occurred to man as to cope with a new environment.

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Eric
a) The tail which no longer had any value in the savanna disappeared.
b) Man became more upright as there were no more impeding vegetation as was the case of too
much foliage and intertwining vegetation in the forests and also to reduce surface area onto
which solar insolation had effect. These also enabled quicker movement.
c) The leg and foot formation changed to enable the weight of the body to be supported and
balance to be achieved while moving or at a standstill.
d) Gradual use of front limbs (hands for holding objects) enabled man to make tools which made
work easier. The limbs also found another role of protection from other predators.
ericmunguti answered the question on September 24, 2018 at 06:09

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