Martha: >All this speculation may be all wet if we are mainly adapted >to the tropics, where, (I'm guessing) the seasons are not so >pronounced and things are generally more available all year. There are clear seasons in tropical areas. It is something of a myth that one can just eat luscious tropical fruit year-round in the "wild" tropics--especially humans who pretty much suck at tree-climbing relative to many other primates. Cheers, Kirt Secola /\ Nieft [log in to unmask]