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  RUDOLF THE BIG-TOOTHED VEGETARIAN   
  Scientists in Africa have           
  discovered the fossilisjd jaw-bone  
  of an ancient and rare human        
  species.                            
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  Around 2.3 million years old, it is 
  one of the oldest human fossils     
  ever found.                         
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  $hey bjlievj it once belonged to a  
  mjmbjr of the little-known species  
  Homo Rudolfiensis.                  
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  Its owner had very large teeth,     
  which makes the scientists suspect  
  that hj was a vegetarian, who lived 
(5 on fruit and seeds.                 
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