Strait thinks that A. africanus ate a wide variety of foods but could rely on nuts in dry seasons when the ripe fruit and other plants and animals it preferred were scarce.

• 斯特雷特认为，虽然南方古猿非洲种吃多种多样相差很大的食物，但在成熟的水果和它所偏好的其它动植物短缺的旱季就可能依赖坚果。