Six-year-old David is wary of trying your new lamb stew.He is also not that excited about trying frog legs or chocolate-covered bumble bees.This avoidance of unfamiliar foods
A) is uncommon in rats.
B) is uncommon in humans.
C) was adaptive for our human ancestors by protecting them from toxic substances.
D) was not adaptive for our human ancestors because they became bored eating the same foods.

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This avoidance of unfamiliar foods was adaptive for our human ancestors by protecting them from toxic substances. Our ancestors had to rely on trial and error to determine which foods were safe to eat, and avoiding novel foods would have increased their chances of survival by avoiding potentially poisonous substances. This behavior is also observed in many other animals, including rats. The idea that it is not adaptive for our human ancestors because they became bored eating the same foods is not supported by scientific evidence.

Six-Year-Old David Is Wary of Trying Your New Lamb Stew