What Hippos Can Teach Us about Brain Development
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May 06, 2009
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Download video directlyIn an isolated island habitat that is short on resources, there is evidence that the bodies and brains of some hippo species have shrunk over time. A new study on brain development seeks to find a correlation between hippos and humans, which might explain the finding of a dwarf-size human skeleton found in Indonesia in 2004. Watch this videocast to find out more.
