Are Humans OP? (TierZoo Reaction) Some Human Facts
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- Опубліковано 29 вер 2024
- Are Humans OP? as explained by TierZoo. My thoughts & commentary on the subject(s). 1) I dislike running. 2) Horses do sweat. Drop your animal facts!
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4:50 yes he did correct himself in his recent video on horses, horses are also long distance runners who sweat too, but they don't sweat as efficiently as humans bc they still have fur even if it's short.
Long fur is for women animals or gay animals.
No they’re right, horses also have pores. Its just they still have a layer of fur, and sweat gets caught in it making it not as effective as bare skin.
When humans sweat, since we for the most part have bare skin, the sweat can evaporate off our bodies no issues. But for horses, it get caught in their fur making it more difficult to evaporate and trapping som of it there either on or close to their skin which doesn’t do much good
@@Competitive_Antagonist Are you saying bears are gay?
@@Competitive_Antagonist ? I thought dolphins didn't have fur
@@Skyl3t0n I mean, they are called "bears".
The dinosaur, insect, and bird tier list is in my opinion the best videos I’ve seen on his channel.
I’ll put them on the list! Thanks Jaden
You're right about Horses also sweating, it's just we do it better. As for more recommendations from TierZoo, i'd recommend just having a gander through his videos and picking one that interests you as that way we all get what we want :)
Though, one of the channels he previewed in this video is called Primitive Technology.
I also highly recommend this guy too, especially if you're interested in how primitive humans might have achieved certain things.
Primitive Technology is the channel that basically started the 'Build a hut in the woods' trend that cropped up a few years back, the major difference being that John of Primitive Technology actually does everything with the tools he's made himself. Essentially at the start of his channel he is just a man with a pair of shorts in the woods with a camera.
But yeah i definitely recommend watching a few of his vids, markedly the tiled roofed hut from 7 years ago (holy bologna that makes me feel old) but again just any that catch your fancy would be good.
For comedy i'd recommend Ryan George, he has a pitch meeting series and many other sketches.
I agree .. Primitive Technology and Pirtch Meetings are both excellent too.. though they are 'at opposite ends of the 'words per minute'; spectrum!
4:35 yes other animals sweat , but no other animal utilities sweat to the degree we do. Dogs sweat as well.
On your bit about the conversation with your friend. One thing to keep in mind is that fast walking and jogging also count towards this endurance, not just full-out running. Hunter-gatherers generally walk at a brisk pace or jog, rather than a full out run, which is way less efficient. Then they use their tracking abilities to keep track of the prey when it is out of sight.
With humans, walking is pretty much a resting state. So even while we're resting, we can still be moving. So if you are running 2 miles, but had to slow down and walk several times throughout, that still counts towards this endurance.
Though there's definitely something to be said about reaching ketosis, which I imagine hunter-gatherers do much more frequently. IIRC, humans have one of the most powerful systems of ketosis, and that most animals aren't efficient enough to keep moving while in that state. Meanwhile we can still keep up our usual pace. But you still don't need to be in a full run to take advantage of ketosis. It might be the difference between running 4 miles and 15 miles, but it can also be the difference between walking 10 miles or 50.
I choked on Christmas dinner when you said: "You're just weak!" Pretty sure I have part of an au gratin potato lodged in my lung. 😆
December 23. There is a huge Blizzard outside. I get to see No Protocol one more time before Christmas. MORE IMPORTANTLY. I get to tell her and everyone on the channel. Merry Christmas.
Stay safe Joe, Happy holidays!
" You do have that stamina or you could...you just might not have the mental strength " OUCH 🤣 I'm waiting for your album of dis tracks
More tierzoo reactions, this is amazing
Sweating is uniquely powerful in humans but it isn’t unique to them. Fun fact dogs do indeed sweat. It’s just, very little. And not enough to cope with raising body temperature the way humans can.
Human sweat is unique. Some animals like horses can sweat too but it's through a different type of gland.
Horses secrete a different mixture and their main way of cooling down is still panting.
Love the TierZoo channel. There are a ton of great episodes that cover a great deal animals ranking and special abilities and attributes that some have that makes a big difference. It is true other animals can sweat but because of fur the evaporating sweat doesn't come close to cooling the animal down the way it cools humans.
Having been chased out of the dark woods late at night, I can confirm that you go faster and further when in a fight or flight scenario.
Interesting. Wishing you peace love and joy and warmth this holiday season
Happy holidays Joe!
This made me think of The Island of Dr. Moreau, by H.G. Wells.
A note on tool use. Yes, some other animals can use tools to some degree, but human suse composite tools, and that's a unique feature. Taht is - other animals can use stics or stones, but humans learned to combie those, making a new, more effective tools.
do casual geoghraphic on chimps and honey badger
Yuval Noah Harari, the author of Sapiens, did A Brief History Of Human Kind as a lecture series on Coursera back when Coursera was fantastic and free and not the money-grabbing monster it became. I think I may still have the videos somewhere.
You're correct on Horses sweating. They do, and it often ends in a lather.
I love, how you always go directly into the "meat" of your videos and don't make 5min intros for 3min content plus a redundant outro.
I recommend Hood Nature/Casual Geographic for animal facts.
I will warn you, though - a lot of those animals facts are more than a bit concerning.
Still, there's some fun ones, like:
penguins are actually camouflaged
Camels are good swimmers
Orcas are a natural predator of moose
And more. :p
Sweating isn't human specific true. However humans are the only mammal to sweat as much as we do with dedicated glands throughout our skin not just at the hair follicle points. We sweat more overall and can ditch heat much more efficiently because of that and our lack of body hair.
'oh, already started' instant like :)
Every guy wants his stamina questioned...Oooph!
Yes! YES! Stamina is 60% mental, 40% physical.
I love how intelligent you are
I would mention that in many case, mankind didnt cause extinction of various prehistorical animals like mammoths or smilodons. We were just "final nail" in their coffins of incapability to adapt to climatic changes of their era. Many of them lost their food sources, because of weather conditions and we just used this situation. So, surviving of African animals in comparison to European or Asian, is more coincidence.
He did correct himself in a later video with horses being able to sweat, and also explained that sweating is much much much more effective with humans since a horses fur can trap the sweat against their body and prevent it from evaporating the heat away as effectively
Man, that was a short intro even for you!
TierZoo is great
First time watching, I liked it!
There is a two part series by epic history TV about the napoleonic era warship HMS Victory. Goes into detail about the anatomy of a warship in that era & how the people lived, sailed, fought in them. Really fascinating if you get some time to watch it.
As a horse person myself, yes they do infact sweat!
Your reaction is so intellectually stimulating 😅😊
lets goo TierZoo!
Your one S,O,B Smart, Opinionated, Beautiful .... love your channel
Tier zoo is always amazing
I love the fact that you actually have a list of animals you don't trust lol
Hopefully Canadian Geese are in the top 10. Atrocious beasts.
Why a list tho? I don't trust any of them 😂
Humans in general should be there too.
@@nathanlaoshi8074 i remember when a pair tried to drown my puppy. They teased & teased him & then turned towards the middle of the pond & my pup jumped in. They turned around immediately to drown him. I jumped in to save him. They are tricky
She's right not to trust chimps! A primatologist once told me that if you taught chimpanzee tribes to use guns, they'd drive themselves extinct within a month. They have the self restraint and emotional control of a tantrumming toddler.
God forbid they ever became intelligent enough to devise nuclear physics. Now there's a species that would definitely press the button!
TierZoo is kickass. Was fun seeing someone experiencing it for the first time.
TierZoo is a great channel. This is the first time I've seen anyone react to them. Thanks.
I thought it was called 'Animal Zoo' before...🤔?
Tigers easy S tier 🐅
@@skipstopstart it wasn’t 😂
Fr, imdontai been reacting for almost a year now
@@skipstopstart it is, if you Translate it to german
Talking about the stamina thing, hunger is a hell of a drug. Back when we were hunter/gatherers, we could turn off that voice in our head that said "stop." Mainly, because we knew if we didn't kill whatever we were running after, we would die.
Back in highschool, I was quite overweight and I've only ever ran when late for a bus. But during one PE class, when we all ran laps, I just randomly started focusing on my breathing out of boredom and with every exhale I just went: "okay.......okay......okay...." And it felt like I unlocked a cheat code, because I got my pace locked on way above everyone's overall average, kept lapping everyone for at least 30 minutes straight (some of whom were triathletes and tried to give their best to keep up with me) and I felt like I cannot help myself to stop anymore. It felt so uncomfortable to hit the brakes afterwards. I still have no idea wtf happened. Was it all just from proper breathing? Or do we humans have some massive energy reserves that we can't access unless opened through focus?
@@anthonymcrooster3703 you probably achieved runners high, or was just so hyper focused on running you ignored everything else.
@@anthonymcrooster3703 I can relate to the 'no stamina when running' folks, I can walk long distances just fine, but always been more of a sprinter than a runner. When I took up swimming it turned out I had the endurance for swimming any distance. I'd swim non-stop for 2hrs, and only feel tired later and then sleep though films at the cinema 🤣. When swimming, breathing is dictated by the stroke, i.e. when your face is out of the water, you must inhale, and a lot to fill your lungs for buoyancy, so exhale into the water to make more time for inhaling when out. I never went back to running because I never enjoyed it, but 'proper breathing' definitely helps when swimming.
It's called adrenaline. When you are being chased or someone you care is in great danger the brain releases it and gives you a momentary energy boost and strength. It's the main reason why mothers seem to have super powers when their babies are in danger.
Hearing an incredibly in depth and intellectual point being made with video game terminology was something special. Truly unique, very interesting and retaining. This is a format I would watch again, that's for sure!
check TierZoo channel, alot of vids like this one, just for diferent animals
As a former distance runner you are correct. It is just as much mental as it is physical you do get to a point where you just keep powering through it until your body finally transitions over to burning fat after burning up its easy energy stores.
Not only on running, but any work that requires strenuous exercise, once you get past that initial limit your brain imposes over your body, you will suddenly stop feeling tired from the work and will continue for hours without an issue.
However, the compensation comes next day when all your muscles hurts
I came here to say this. I ran long distance too and it’s almost all an exercise in mental toughness. I just went into autopilot letting my body run and my mind traveled to other places.
Seriously love the chill af vibes you always bring--- and you continue to have amazing taste as always 😎
This was recommended to me! Glad you liked it though (:
3:05 I can confirm that. When I started running to lose some weight I usually run 7.5km in one go but at one time I was struggling and decided to push even further, after I reached my marked, suddenly I felt like I can run forever, so I run to 10.5 km mark and stopped only because my feet were hurting, skin pale of on them which made the open area fee burning on a contact with my shoe.
When I stopped I literally felt my blood flowing inside my veins, I don't remember exactly, but in my memory, it was as if you could've heard and seen it pumping from the outside of my skin.
Damn it was a wild feeling, I think you are right about the statement that if you push past "I can't do it anymore" your body enters a special state which allows you to push even further
Only depends on your physical shape and if you have the lungs for it. Of cpurse you can train those and mental state too. But it doesnt come out of nowhere.
I know that feeling you’re talking about where it’s like you can feel the blood pumping in your veins. It’s definitely a bizarre feeling but I feel it every now and again.
Your videos truly are the highlight of my every day. The way you said “I know chims throw things… usually feces” and then looked away from the camera had me dead
Thanks for another great video. We lost our speed when we stood upright on two legs. We may have more stamina, but there’s no way we could outrun a cheetah. I don’t intend to personally prove that…. And yes, you’re right; horses do sweat.
I hear that humans can outrun any fourlegger especially in warm conditions. Cheetah could be actually one of the easiest, horses and huskies hardest to catch. Jogging human will push fourleggers to gallop which ruins their breathing and cooling. There was a reason that our ancestors made it in the savanna.
@@edonveil9887 We outpace not outrun, and only on the chase. These were hours or days long hunts our ancestors went on.
@@edonveil9887 Cheetahs can run up to 75 mph. I wouldn't chance it. Before she got tired, I'd be her cubs' meal! Which would be a noble death, I think.
@@louishermann7676 Yes, and that would usually be after a human hunter had wounded it with a spear.
Our stamina is developed as an offensive tool rather than a defensive one. Humans can jog for dozens of miles with the intelligence to keep on tracking fleeing prey even when they're long out of sight. Even the most spry of quarry will have collapsed in an exhausted heap long before humans do. Cheetahs would be no exception regardless of their speed bursts. Although it'd be an unusual day that humans are hunting a cheetah. Not a lot of meat on them really!
Natural human defence relies on cooperation and intimidation - making ourselves too frightening or confusing to be worth the effort. Most cheetahs learned many millennia ago that humans are far too dangerous a target, especially in numbers. Human cooperation is the other God-tier stat we possess, and the stat that has seen us build whole nations and civilisations. Other species can organise themselves into packs or hives etc. but none with the runaway complexity and specialisation of human societies.
Isolated from those societies and unable to create an intimidating aura, then we do become easy cat food.
If you're looking for other channels to react to, I recommend Kurzgesagt and CGP Grey. Both of them are educational channels, but in different ways. Kurzgesagt does space, earth sciences, and existential despair about being one tiny mind in a vast and uncaring universe, and CGP Grey does hyperspecific videos on history, technology, and airports (seriously, he has three videos on minutiae of airports and they're all fascinating). They collaborated on a pair of videos together, which I recommend as a starting point: "What Are You?" on Kurzgesagt's side and "You Are Two" on CGP Grey's.
All mammals are descended from ancestors that had sweat glands, although I'm guessing that some (I'm thinking of whales) have lost them over time. I think it's more a case of sweat being a more effective cooling mechanism if you don't have fur, rather than other mammals not having sweat glands at all.
My favourite video from this channel is "Earth's Worst Balance Patch".
It's more that we sweat water instead of the oily substance other mammals do
The distinction is that we use sweating to cool down. Well, correction: sweating by itself doesn't actually cool us down; evaporation does. We sweat, the sweat evaporates, the process of evaporation causes a drop in temperature on the skin, cooling the blood. It works for us because we don't have fur. It doesn't work for horses, dogs, etc. even if they sweat, because their fur inhibits the evaporation process. It's also why the process works better in drier climates (the phrase "but it's a dry heat" exists for a reason).
Tier Zoo is one of those channels where it's definitely worth watching all of their stuff.
My opinion on the sweat being unique to humans part is it was referencing the effectiveness of it just as throwing is leagues better in humans than in other animals (I'm just speculating though).
TierZoo is great for learning more about random animals on a more generał level (with some exceptions) and the game-like narration style is awesome.
Another great channel is Ze Frank and his “True Facts” series. It’s incredibly informative, uses unique, scientific footage and Ze Frank is also an extremely funny guy. I think you’d love it. 🙂
Thanks Adam! Yes, I’m definitely looking for channels to learn more about animals. I’ll check out Ze Frank (: I appreciate the recommendation
The "game-like narration" has a little bit of a history before tierzoo.
There is a subreddit r/outside which is dedicated to the mmo game Outside (the game your parents were talking about when they told you to "go play Outside")
Initially it was mostly human-centric discussions - "how to complete the 'find mate' objective in the romance questline?" "What's your fix for the 'hangover' debuff from the alchohol potion group?" "What profession should I select if I want loads of money?" That sort of thing.
In time discussion branched out to the idea that not all players are human mains and some players began posting their thoughts on non-human players and builds- and somewhere through that Tierzoo emerged.
"YOU'RE JUST WEAK !!" So unexpected, I'm still laughing 😂 thank you
As someone that can only jump rope for 30 seconds before getting massive chest pains followed by getting drenched in sweat and arm numbness I'd really like to have some of that OPness.
You can do it!
Invest some time in grinding the jumping skill and you will improve to a minute soon!
the running thing is 100% accurate. when i first joined the army i almost blacked out running a 8:30 mile, and i had asthma it felt like i was dying. by the end of a year of running 3-5 miles every morning and up to 100 in a week for a bit, i was running 5 miles in 30 min and just feeling like i could easily keep going. every human who is not disabled or morbidly obese should be able to run atleast 2-3 miles within 30 min. train for a few weeks or months and you'll be passing 5 miles in under 7-8 minute miles easily because thats what your body is designed for.
What a coincidence; I've started reading the book Sapiens three days ago. Your channel is such a gem. I'm glad I found it. Keep up the great content!
Circle back when you finish and let me know how you like it!
Wonder why the humans in Africa didn't make the larger mammals extinct unlike the rest of the world
Europe is like 15 times smaller, Africa is a big continent
Tierzoo is fantastic, presents genuine animal/biological education in an MMORPG style making it easier to understand
cannot approve ENOUGH of your ordering of least trustworthy animals -- Dolphins cannot be trusted.
You get it
You are correct. Horses do sweat. Shows when you ride them hard too not just from under the saddle but by their neck and on their legs. Saw it a lot when doing rodeo as a kid.
But not in the same way or with the same efficiency as humans can do.
It is a difference in degree as to be a difference in kind.
In a hot environment, given continuous liquid replenishment, a human can run any land animal into the ground.
@@switchie9762 horses have much much more oil in their sweat so it becomes less efficient over time
Some horses even sweat a reddish colour that can look like blood, giving their fur a metallic sheen.
The most notable breed being the Akhal-Teke, which also have very thin, pale skin which makes their red sweat even more distinctive.
@@switchie9762
You know what they say,
you can lead a horse to water, but you can't make him drink.
Your wrong on both counts:
"But not in the same way or with the same efficiency as humans can do."
@@switchie9762 non sequitur
From time to time I encounter statements about how physically flawed humans are or someone claiming that if they could design humans, we'd be so much better. My response is that we are the best or nearly the best at a few things in the animal kingdom. But you can't be the best at everything. If we were as strong as gorillas, we'd have to sacrifice our amazing endurance. If we could swim like an otter, we'd lose a lot of our land-based movement prowess. If we could climb like a monkey, we'd sacrifice some of our land-based movement abilities. And yet we can climb and swim better than most land animals.
I've even seen people claiming that we'd be better off with wings, but don't they realized that wings are arms? We'd lose all or most of our arm/hand related abilities and have to have absurdly specialized physiques in order to fly.
Others say we should be able to metabolize cellulose (which requires symbiotic bacteria and MAJOR internal modifications) or synthesize vitamin c. Okay, that last one about vitamin c kind of makes sense. Except apparently our alternative vitamin c situation means we can survive starvation better than those primates that synthesize vitamin c. (link below)
academic.oup.com/emph/article/2019/1/221/5556105
There's a trade-off for everything and I say we got a pretty sweet deal.
You need to watch casual Geographic. Chimps need to be number 1 on you don't trust list. Lol
Honey badgers are 100% trustworthy. You can trust them to do the most violently chaotic option open to them every single time!
would love to see your reaction to "The British Crusade Against Slavery"
Please consider watching the Channel called Lemmino. He makes great documentaries.
Urgh - The content starts straight away.... Why aren't we funding this?
He left one out. Humans have the ability to regulate their breathing while running. Four legged animals have to sync their running with their gate.
Running is also based on fitness and loungue/air capacity which can be trained, same with leg muscles
Yes you are right No Protocol. Bees die after stinging.
Yeah, he corrects the Sweat thing on his video about horses. Maybe you can react to that one next?
Humans have the most effective sweat system he clarifies this later and fixes it in a later video
I'd love to see a reaction to " are goats OP"
I’m not usually a simp but you’re about as close to a 10 as it gets
I just need to say that you have a beautiful smile!
Reccomendation: I understand that you have George Carlin many times on this channel. However, there is a tragiclly underspoken bit that he did called "I Am a Modern Man". Its a monolouge. Although he had never (as far as I know) said it explicity, I have inferred through his books that he considers this one of his most esteemed works. I perform comedey and I cannot begin to articulate the level of effort he has put into simply writing this. Nevermind the fact that he performed it flawlessly. As someone who calls Carlin his idol, and I do not take that claim lightly AT ALL, I think this is a widely underated piece that snuck into the porfolio of a man that was the true Master of his art. Please enjoy.
been watching this channel for around 3 years now tier zoo is witty and informative you wont regret watching more. id look for the early video which sets up his simulated game theme of patches and dev updates and tells the story of early life
I’ll check it out, thanks Kevin!
Let’s gooo!
I read Sapiens it's by Yuval Harari who is one of Klaus Schwab's henchmen, you would find it interesting to look into both of them.
Tair Zoo is great and so was this reaction.
More Tier Zoo! So many good ones!
Horses do sweat you are correct.
Another good book touching this subject and is also controversial is 'Darwin's Blackbox: The Biochemical Challenge to Evolution' by Michael J. Behe.
We are the supreme master race
Can't go wrong with a good POV video. Thanks for the fun content!
Yesssss more Tierzoo pls. Such an underrated channel that only has like 4 people reacting to it on UA-cam for some reason lol
I love TierZoo , can't wait for more reactions
She's an angel
Oooh OP means overpowering!! Now I understand my 9 year old.
I think it can mean a few things depending on context
@@NoProtocol oh poop 😞
Exactly
the africanized honey bee point is kinda out dated. The swarm started down in South America and has steadily moved north. The entire time they have inter bred with the local varieties of honey bees. So the africanized part has been diluted a great deal. The original goal was to increase the honey production maybe that has carried over
Love your seriousness with which you communicate your list of animals you don't trust haha
horses definitely sweat. work them hard and they lather up.
the tierzoo commentary/analysis is rather clumsy. Humans are optimized for shedding heat in a long-duration moderate-speed movement by several mechanisms.
It isn't just sweating:
- We are also biomechanically extremely energy-efficient walkers/joggers
- we lack fur insulation except atop our heads, aids in shedding heat through radiation, perspiration, and convection
- erect carriage minimizes insolation in comparison to comparable-sized quadrupeds
the H:FY! folks describe humans as the Romero-zombies of the land-animal world. We aren't fast, we aren't strong, but we never get tired and can chase other animals into heat-prostration or simple exhaustion.
I would highly recommend this video. Michael Reeves "I Built a Surgery Robot" Hilarious.
Props @5:45 "look at Khabib" Knowing the man, and that he fights bears. Impressive, Most Impressive
😆🤣😆🤣lmao, The title... maybe OP in idiocy.
The crux is that we THINK we are something that we are not. Now I shall watch.
Science's greatest contribution has been making known to us that we ae no better than mold on a loaf of bread.
A sidecomment to the running argument: Atheltisism =/= High Stamina. Stamina is a very unique thing, people who might not look like it can sometimes run for absolute miles. My dad for example doesn't look like he's in great shape, but he can run 25km (decent tempo honestly), and Cycle for even longer. But stamina definetly is also a mental fortitude thing, but it's a thing thats uniquely developed by running and "being out of breath".
Humans are scary if you look out of the box.
Stamina regen is faster that most of the life forms we know = you are faster but we can't be out runed.
Imagine now predator who chase you and when you get tired and try get some rest, he is like in line of sight now.
(BTW, horses can sweat, horse sweat act like soap for them, monkeys, apes, and hippos).
He has line of sight on you = that mean you are probably in his strike range
Humans move in herds. You see one except more, lots and lots more.
You manage kill one? Congratulations , now there is 5 times more of them... and they all wanna kill you, fast if you are lucky one. And probably your entire race...
They changed "fur" on the spot. HUMANS WANNA TO BE SEE you will see, don't expect if they don't wanna be found to see them.
Not sure how true this is. Chimpanzees can't throw a spear hard enough to do damage? I mean there's a pic of an orangutan spear fishing. The fish was damaged, and it wasn't even thrown. Also, fun fact you might like: There's only one animal that ever asked a question. It was a Grey Parrot. They trained it for like 30 years, and eventually it asked, "What colour am I?" =)
Dolphins..... chimps....honey Badgers what the hell did these animals do to you. Especially the damn dolphins what the hell man
There is a superb BBC documentary, narrated by David Attenborough on YT. ua-cam.com/video/826HMLoiE_o/v-deo.html
It's about the San people in Africa and explains so much about the way we evolved as a species...including the loss of body hair and our superior sweating ability. This is the way all humans evolved until we left the continent between 50 - 90,000 years ago. We are persistence hunters; and can run almost any other species into the ground...as long as we're fit.
Hmmm. It didn't cover the domestication skill. Turning wolfos into doggos is a helluva trick. Helps negate that vulnerability to stealth.
Harpy Eagle. This endangered bird likes knocking large animals off cliffs including humans. Under circumstances definitely one kill capable.
Our bipedalism and the development of complex communication are the two predominant features that move us to the top of the food chain, as it were. There are many who say it is our large brains that make us unique. While the modern human brain case is roughly 1,300 to 1,400 cc, the Neanderthals had a brain case that averaged over 1,500 cc, and others in the animal kingdom have much larger brains than us; whales and elephants are but two examples.
There are still others who say it is our ability to rationalize or think abstractly, yet lions and matriarchal elephants are two examples of animals that demonstrate the ability for abstract thought. From LUCA (Last Universal Common Ancestor) over six million years ago to today’s modern humans. The two predominant features that have set us apart are bipedalism and the development of complex communication.
Great video! I wish they had made anthropology that entertaining while I was seeking my degree. As to the book you referenced, all I will say is that it is a very interesting read!
You want two interesting books to read? Try Life by John Brockman and How Forests Think by Eduardo Kohn.