Explore the relationship between diet and body size in mammals and the variety of mammalian diets. Take a short quiz on mammals and diet. Apply general information about mammals and diet in writing an essay about diet in Homo erectus.

Size Matters

http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/animals/mammals/explore/size.shtml

Diet Overview

http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/animals/mammals/explore/diet.shtml

Think about: How does the information in these articles apply to hominins?

Beast Feast Quiz

http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/animals/mammals/challenges/

1			How did a relatively large mammal like Homo erectus deal with issues of energy needs and diet differently from the way other mammals deal with them? What about earlier hominins?