Evolution and Carnivores

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This comes from the April 2005 issue of National Geographic, in article about early human development. While not the main thrust of the article, it struck me as interesting:

“Predation is a big evolutionary force”, Tappen says. It drives a lot of changes in anatomy and behavior. One thing we know is predators get smarter than herbivores.” It takes more planning to hunt or scavenge than to pluck fruit. “so [meat-eating] might be leading to larger brain sizes”.

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