Anthropologists note that the arrival of humans almost always corresponds to the disappearance of large carnivorous animal species. What type of problem would the loss of these animals cause?
A) Herbivorous prey species would increase and cause environmental impacts through overabundance.
B) The loss of large carnivores would seriously reduce the availability of human food.
C) Nonnative carnivores would migrate into the area.
D) With the absence of large predators, human evolution would cease or move in a new direction.
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