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We thought gorillas only walked on their knuckles. We were wrong

We thought gorillas only walked on their knuckles. We were wrong

16 February 2018

Modern gorillas can walk in a variety of styles, not just the famous “knuckle-walking”, suggesting our common ancestor was similarly resourceful

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