From the Hunted to the Hunter | The Great Human Race

it’s thought that Homo erectus became
the first early humans to actively hunt
their prey elevating themselves from
scavenger to predator bring it yeah it’s
absolutely dead sure this is a first
kill we’re gonna make the most this
entire in
not a bad job hunting though when I
threw the club it hit its leg and broke
it totally broken that’s we need to slow
it down and then this is where you
speared it right here and I’m plucking
it
I’m already some organs I wrestled right
up the middle are the organs intact yes
they are organs are the most nutrient
dense part of the animal and rarely left
for scavengers but as hunters Homo
erectus could finally consume the entire
kill roam on right over here perfect is
our liver and the heart you’re in charge
of that
all right we’re split open it’s gonna
cook really easily that way cooking
organs partially processes the meat
outside of the body unlocking valuable
nutrients such as iron omega-3 fatty
acids and vitamin B which are thought to
have accelerated the development of Homo
erectus his growing brain ok parts ready
oh that’s wonderful
all right good
there’s a liver the culmination of all
these technologies the ability to hunt
and kill and butcher and cook this
animal over a fire is a huge leap
forward for us
and we’ve never looked back