In bio, we are learning the evolution of Humans and how they are today. After all the book work we had a little reward of watching the movie "The Croods" but of course, we still had to learn about what the Croods are .... so here we are in this blogpost. Here is me trying to figure out what species of hominins they are
Hand/feet: They did knuckle walk but also be able to stand on their legs and walk/run/
Brain: Skill-wise the Croods had some brain development to be able to hunt, hide, and strategize.
Language: They can talk but they can also make awoogaa boogaa sounds. E.g They talk throughout the film but to scare threats or predators they make the awooogaa booga sounds.
Fire: The Croods didn't know anything about fire, but when Guy came along they were shocked and then used the fire throughout the film.
Farming & Domestication: They animals as pets (the friendly ones)
Spirituality & Death: Grug was able to feel sympathy about Guy's family's "death"
Shelter: They stayed in caves and used space but didn't add materials to build just yet.
Art: Grug was able to make art so therefore they know about art.
Clothing: Guy's clothes are quite creative and can create clothes but for the Croods family they have skin hides.
Tools: The Croods didn't have tools or know of tools, but Guy had tools and the skills to make tools.
Hunting: Croods had no tools to hunt, but Guy had traps and skill levels to hunt and seduce.
I've come to the conclusion that it's a bit of both Homo Erectus and Homo Heidelbergensis, weirdly the internet says it's a blend of both Homo sapien and Neanderthal. I argue with that because yes in a way you would think that but if you think about it the Croods only just learnt about fire in the first half of the film. That fact would be dated back to the Homo Erectus era when they first created fire.
