For years, scientists have been puzzled about how prehistoric humans would locate their mates, with things being so spread out in the African savannah. |
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Recently the theory has been proposed that males would locate females by smelling their powerful pheromones. This is one artist's representation of the homo erectus neural homunculus. |
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Some anthropologists believe that a woman, once finding a mate, would cripple his sense of smell, thus claiming him for her own. This could be the origin of the term "getting hitched". |
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