The 3.6 million-year-old footprints that reveal how our ancient male ancestors had more than one mate at a time

Puhleeze. They were just getting lattes at Starbucks, ffs! LOL

Very presumptuous... as usual.. the 1 male may have been left to guard the 'ladies' while the others went out partying or hunting ?

They could have been his ONE mate and children. Or the heavy one might have been carrying something; or been stomping in a tantrum. OR the smaller ones could have been stalking the larger one, or vice versa. OR ( as Bluebottle would say to Eccles) They might have been ten one legged people!

Looks like he was wearing a pair of crocs at the time!

Monogamy didn't exist 3.6 millions years ago ? Wow ! That REALLY surprises me. I'm so glad that someone wasted so much time and money on this "research" !

3.6 million year old foot prints give insight into early man's sex life. Must have had a foot fetish.

One could just as easily conclude it was a family unit of mother, father and offspring.

This only proves a man was with the women as they walked, nothing else.Women would naturally be together for child rearing, coking, hunting, family ties and just company.

Why assume the larger one was male. Could have been a mother with her brood of children from her many partners.

So if you ever walk somewhere with more than 1 woman it proves you are having sex with them all. Um hmmmmmm

I still does

Now wait just a dern minute here! DM is telling us our ancient ancestors were (gasp!) PROMISCUOUS? Please say it ain't so.

Sexissssttt!

Maybe he just had REALLY big feet.

More than one mate? Similar to Blackburn, Rochdale, Oldham, Luton etc.

Or maybe just part of a larger passing group and the other men were more spread out and didn't leave tracks at that point.

Not a lot of change then in half of the world, men still have more than one woman but they call them wives.

Good old days

For a second I thought they had found condoms in the footprints!

only 3 kids ? somebody must have lost a leg !!!