Traditionally, anthropology has divided into four subdisciplines which look at the human condition from slightly different perspectives. Biological Anthropology is the study of human beings as a biological species. Biological anthropology is entirely a scientific study of the human condition. Science is not just the collection of facts, it is a way of understanding and exploring the world. Human Characteristics 1.
Humans are the only mammal which is a habitual biped.
Primates have eyes with overlapping fields of vision which permit them to see in 3 dimensions and with accurate depth perception. All primates have prehensile hands which is to say that we can hold objects in our hands as a fist or between fingers and thumb. Large complex brains. Human brains are larger and more complex than most mammals and all other living primates. All animals communicate, but only humans do so through language.