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Man-eating Tiger

Bone StoriesSeries 1
Episode 5 of 5

Evolutionary biologist Ben Garrod explores some mysterious bones: jaws of a man-eating tiger and human behaviour. From 2017.

Evolutionary biologist Ben Garrod stares into the jaws of a man-eating tiger and learns how samples from the bones are providing vital evidence in understanding the role of predation on our evolutionary behaviour. Were our early ancestors primarily hunters or hunted?

Producer Sarah Blunt.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 2017.

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15 minutes

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Sat 14 Dec 201902:15
BBC Radio 4 Extra

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  • Fri 18 Aug 201713:45
    BBC Radio 4 FM
  • Sun 31 Dec 201700:15
    BBC Radio 4
  • Fri 13 Dec 201914:15
    BBC Radio 4 Extra
  • Sat 14 Dec 201902:15
    BBC Radio 4 Extra

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