The origin of Bipedalism
The emergence of bipedalism, a unique attribute of hominids, has been explained to be contributed by a number of competing theories. The three major theories that have been explored are: postural feeding theory, behavioral theory, and thermoregulatory theory. The postural feeding theory is based on the ecological framework (Hunt, p. 77). On the other, hand the behavioral theory attributes the origin of bipedalism to several factors such as the societal, sexual, and reproductive behavior of ancient...
