The first Homo species to have walked upright was Homo habilis.

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Homo erectus which means erect/upright man, succeeded Homo habilis, andis supposed to have been the first hominid to have moved out of Africa into Asia. Although bipedalism evolved much earlier, Homo erectus was the first species to have actually walked upright. It was also the first species to have exhibited a shift towards the human traits based on their ability to use hands.

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