Palaeontologists found flesh left behind on big cat kills in modern Africa . The scientists found that the flesh left on carcasses could have provided early humans like Homo erectus with enough calories for an entire day . Large bone crunching mammals like hyenas were not common at that time . This suggests early humans could have eaten meat from carcasses . Researchers say it could have been a key step towards becoming hunters .
Palaeontologists studied flesh left behind on big cat kills in modern Africa . The scientists found that the meat left on carcasses could have provided early humans like Homo erectus with enough calories for an entire day . Large bone crunching animals like hyenas were not common at that time . This suggests early hominins could have scavenged meat from carcasses . Researchers say it could have been a key step towards becoming hunters .