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Early humans may have hibernated, but evolution favored wakefulness

Researchers have uncovered evidence suggesting early hominins, our ancestors, may have hibernated. Fossilized bones from Sima de los Huesos in Spain, dating back 430,000 years, exhibit damage patterns similar to those found in hibernating animals. This discovery challenges our understanding of human evolution and prompts questions about why humans lost the ability to hibernate. AI

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Early humans may have hibernated, but evolution favored wakefulness

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  1. Forbes — Innovation TIER_1 · Scott Travers, Contributor ·

    Why Don’t Humans Hibernate? An Evolutionary Biologist Explains

    You may not know that our ancestors hibernated during the winter months. Why did we evolve out of this biologically prolific survival mechanism?