Are humans and apes descendants of a common ancestor? Are humans still apes? Or are we all created, and humans have a unique role in this world? This...
Category - Frugivore Evolution
Greens, especially leafy greens, play an essential nutritional role in the natural human diet. Most animals eat green plant matter. Even obligate carnivores do...
When we think about human evolution, the image of hairy, human-like creatures with spears hunting in the open savanna comes to mind. After all, it’s what...
Yes, humans are frugivores, but not all fruits are equally suitable for us! Some have evolved with us, others not. Undoubtedly, fruits are healthy for us...
Herbivorous animals cannot rely on B12 intake from foods. Thus they have different ways to get enough of the essential vitamin internally. Ruminant herbivores...
Vitamin C is the queen of vitamins, of which we constantly seem to fall short. The established recommendations just might not quite cut it – an issue...
Did you know that most animals do not have to get vitamin C via food? They produce the molecule internally because they have the genes to do so. Vitamin C is...
Many are unaware that poop-eating is a sign of nutritional deficiencies, in particular, B12 deficiency! Feces-eating apes are often seen as disgusting, funny...
As a fruit-based human, some things hit home when seeing our primate cousins in captivity! Being aware of our tropical origin, the reason for our sweet tooth...
Have you ever asked yourself why plants invest energy in fruits and offer them to animals – including us humans? The question might seem simple, but in...
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"We are frugivores - specialized fruit-eaters!" It was passion at first sight when I came across the intriguing concept that humans are adapted to a high-fruit diet, similar to chimpanzees...