Starving orangutans may tell tale of evolution of human teeth

Starving orangutans may tell tale of evolution of human teeth

Starving orangutans in Borneo may shed light on how human teeth evolved, a new study has suggested.

Nathaniel Dominy, an associate professor of anthropology at Dartmouth College, has been studying the dietary habits of these apes including what food they eat and how they digest it.

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