Diverse bipeds: How humans learned to walk
What do a kangaroo, a penguin and an ostrich have in common? They all move around on two legs – in very different ways.
A fascinating parade of two-legged animals awaits you in the basement of the museum. Specimens from all over the world demonstrate their characteristic gaits and illustrate the biomechanical principles behind them.
Unique reconstructions of our ancestors shed light on the origins of human bipedalism. Leave your own footprints on the temperature-sensitive floor and encounter the famous ‘Lucy’ (Australopithecus afarensis). Accompany the persistent hunter Homo erectus on the prowl – and discover the evolutionary adaptations that have made humans such special bipeds.
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