By inactivating a gene linked to abnormally small brain size in humans, researchers have created the first ferret with a neurological mutation. (hhmi.org)
Features such as small brain size, slight build and very long arms link the creature to the australopithecines, especially A. africanus. (scientificamerican.com)
«This could account for small brain sizes of great apes despite their large body sizes.» (sciencemag.org)