The idea that bipedalism developed so that males could provide food to their female pair and offspring is considered culture bound because of all of the following reasons except:
A)pair bonding is not found frequently among terrestrial primates.
B)males of all species routinely gather excess to provision females whether or not they need it.
C)female primates routinely forage for food while carrying offspring.
D)early pair bonding is not evident in the genus Homo.
E)females are not usually highly restricted because of the dependence of offspring.

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This option is not culture bound because it is a universal behavior observed in many animal species where males gather excess resources to provision females. The other options point out factors that challenge the validity of the idea that bipedalism developed to provide food for females and offspring, which suggests the idea may be influenced by cultural biases or assumptions rather than empirical evidence.

The Idea That Bipedalism Developed So That Males Could Provide