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This is Homo Rudolfensis, habilis' slightly bigger rivals.
— Allen Johnson, about Homo Rudolfensis
in The Walking Ape

Homo rudolfensis (also Australopithecus rudolfensis) is a genus of the Hominini tribe known only through a handful of representative fossils, the first of which was discovered by Bernard Ngeneo, a member of a team led by anthropologist Richard Leakey and zoologist Meave Leakey in 1972, at Koobi Fora on the east side of Lake Rudolf (now Lake Turkana) in Kenya.

In the Series 3 episode "The Walking Ape", a group of Homo Rudolfensis were brought to the park from Africa 2 million years ago. They reside in the Ape-Man Jungle Enclosure.

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Era & Discovery[]

Homo Rudolfensis lived in lived in Africa during the Early Pleistocene from 2.33 to 1.4 million years ago. They lived alongside other animals such as Deinotherium, Ancylotherium, Saber-Tooth cats such as Dinofelis and even other Ape-Men such as Paranthropus and Homo Habilis.

Physical Attributes[]

Homo Rudolfensis stood 1.52 meters tall and weighed 45 kg, making them slighty bigger than Homo Habilis.

Homo Rudolfensis were remarkably similar to Homo Habilis due to eating meat from animal carcasses. The two species would sometimes frequently fight for food during the dry season.

Behavior & Traits[]

Homo Rudolfensis lived groups much like other apemen led by a dominant male. They were similar to Homo Habilis due to being scavengers and would frequently fight them for food.

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