> "Wherever humans appeared—whether homo erectus or homo sapiens, we see, sooner or later, mass extinction of large animals... But while other species, like our

> "Wherever humans appeared—whether homo erectus or homo sapiens, we see, sooner or later, mass extinction of large animals... But while other species, like our cousins the Neanderthals, became extinct when their large prey disappeared, homo sapiens decided to start over again, this time relying on agriculture." Now homo erectus is apparently included as a variety of human, and Neanderthals are still relegated to "cousins".