PHOTO/Chip Clark, Smithsonian Institution
SHAPE SHIFTING
Early members of the human family, such as Australopithecus afarensis [middle], retained a number of apelike traits, such as long arms and a small brain. Homo erectus [left] was the first human species to exhibit modern proportions. Meanwhile, Homo neanderthalensis [right] had a body built to withstand cold.
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