ZANZIBAR ISLAND 🇹🇿 on Instagram: "Africa is sometimes nicknamed the “Mother Continent” as it’s the oldest inhabited continent on Earth. 🌿🌍 The African continent has a unique place in human history. Widely believed to be the “cradle of humankind,” Africa is the only continent with fossil evidence of human beings [Homo sapiens] and their ancestorsthrough each key stage of their evolution. These include the Australopithecines, our earliest ancestors; Homo habilis, our tool-making ancestors; and

Homo habilis: The first human species or an australopithecine?