First Man Page #2

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generation to generation.

The beginning of a culture.

The older female can have a new contact.

Like all Pierolas, the young

male knows how to give gifts.

Figs.

Will she accept them?

It's a good sign.

Now he can begin the conversation.

The language of the Pierolas

mainly consists of grooming.

Grooming and caresses say far more than words.

But touching females in the group risks

angering the alpha male.

The females defend the young

male against the alpha.

Their numbers make them stronger.

The alpha must back down.

Among Pierolas, the females have the power.

The young male has taken an important step.

He has become the old female's favorite.

Now it's the female's turn to caress.

But this seems like more than caressing.

What exactly does she want?

The young male has no experience of pleasure.

To relax the atmosphere,

Pierolas have invented a totally new behavior.

Laughing.

This development which resolves conflicts

is not a human invention, but an inheritance.

Our ancestors lived in an earthly paradise.

Fruits in abundance, fresh

water available everywhere,

and in all seasons.

The only real dangers are the predators

that roam the floor of the great forest.

To detect them, Pierolas read

the signs of the forest.

They have a deep understanding

of their environment.

The cry of a bird alerts them.

The alarm sounds.

A tiger.

They have a different call for each predator.

That means the alert is lifted.

They can go back now.

Pierolas live in a golden age for the great apes,

but this period of prosperity cannot last.

Great upheaval is on the horizon.

Africa is on a collision course with Europe.

Tectonic activity that will

soon destroy the environment.

The young male remains outside the group.

He is cautious.

The alpha is still dangerous.

To be completely adopted,

he needs the alpha's consent.

He's perhaps not the best nest builder,

but he comes from a group that knows

how to catch tasty, little insects.

An amazing technique the golden-eyed female

has never seen before.

He uses this tech to catch termites.

There is nothing tastier than termites.

This invention is crucial.

The stick is the first tool.

An extension of the hand which allows us

to perform new tasks.

An idea that will be invaluable to us.

They have understood.

The young male is now the

main attraction of the group.

The infant is a victim of his greed.

He forgot his mother's teaching

and has been poisoned.

A fate suffered so often by the young.

The young male recognizes this poison.

The Pierolas already have some knowledge

of the curative powers of plants.

This knowledge varies between groups

and allows them to cure some ailments.

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