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Eagle killed Taung child reshapes early human story
South African researcher Lee Berger argues an African crowned eagle killed the Taung child Australopithecus africanus, challenging prior views that leopards or saber toothed cats caused its death. The finding links raptors to early hominid survival and suggests birds hunted small ancestors.
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Johannesburg
South Africa
Lee Berger
University of the Witwatersrand
Berger
North West
Africa
Europe
Asia
Ron Clarke
Clarke
Taung
Ohio State University
American Journal of Physical Anthropology
Scott McGraw
Catherine Cooke
Suzanne Schultz
Ivory Coast
Tai Forest
Ohio