Which of the following is the main reason Cartmill's visual predation hypothesis may be better than the arboreal hypothesis of primate origins?
A) Cartmill claims that other species,such as squirrels,are very arboreal and have many primate features.
B) Cartmill's visual predation hypothesis does a better job at explaining how primates acquire and consume fruit,a mainstay in many primate diets.
C) Cartmill's visual predation hypothesis explains a larger number of key primate features than the arboreal hypothesis did.
D) Cartmill's hypothesis best explains the shift from ground dwelling to tree dwelling in early primates.
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