If one looks at the artistic 'reconstruction' of Homo floresiensis at: http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2004/10/1027_041027_homo_floresi ensis.html You can see that the ability to cut hair and trim beards appears to be an attribute of this species. John Grehan Dr. John R. Grehan Director of Science and Collections Buffalo Museum of Science1020 Humboldt Parkway Buffalo, NY 14211-1193 email: jgrehan at sciencebuff.org Phone: (716) 896-5200 ext 372 Panbiogeography http://www.sciencebuff.org/biogeography_and_evolutionary_biology.php Ghost moth research http://www.sciencebuff.org/systematics_and_evolution_of_hepialdiae.php Human evolution and the great apes http://www.sciencebuff.org/human_origin_and_the_great_apes.php