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Primates vs Snakes (An Evolutionary Arms Race)

The Snake Detection Hypothesis is deeply embedded in primates, including us.

01/18/2022

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Eons

Primates vs Snakes (An Evolutionary Arms Race)

Season 4 Episode 18 | 7m 53sVideo has Closed Captions

The Snake Detection Hypothesis is deeply embedded in primates, including us.

The Snake Detection Hypothesis proposes that the ability to quickly spot and avoid snakes is deeply embedded in primates, including us - an evolutionary consequence of the danger snakes have posed to us over millions of years.

01/18/2022

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Eons

Primates vs Snakes (An Evolutionary Arms Race)

Season 4 Episode 18 | 7m 53sVideo has Closed Captions

The Snake Detection Hypothesis proposes that the ability to quickly spot and avoid snakes is deeply embedded in primates, including us - an evolutionary consequence of the danger snakes have posed to us over millions of years.

01/18/2022

FromDigital Studios

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Welcome to Eons!

Join hosts Michelle Barboza-Ramirez, Kallie Moore, and Blake de Pastino as they take you on a journey through the history of life on Earth. From the dawn of life in the Archaean Eon through the Mesozoic Era — the so-called “Age of Dinosaurs” -- right up to the end of the most recent Ice Age.

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