David McFadzean wrote:
> The aquatic ape theory doesn't say we lived in the ocean like
> dolphins.
> It says we spend a long time near the ocean, perhaps living off of
> shellfish. It is trying to explain why we are the only primate with
> a subcutaneous fat layer (like dolphins and whales), why we are the
> only ape with a diving response (human babies instinctively hold
> their breath under water, chimpanzee babies don't), why our hair
> follicles follow streamline patterns on our bodies (as opposed to
> the other primates), why we don't have fur, etc., etc. If you want
> to read more about it, there is a book by Elaine Morgan called
> The Aquatic Ape. It is out of print, but you can find it at a
> university library.
>
>
> The fact is that we have a lot of features in common with
> aquatic mammals, but different than other primates.
>
> Chardin,
> >However, there are very few facts as to the changing of man from one
> >species to another, i.e., a primate to human. Scientists produce
> >such things as Lucy as proof. I'm just saying their proof ought to
> >be more scientific--less tampered with. It is not a FACT that man
>
> Lucy is a small part in a huge body of knowledge. I don't know
> the details, but I doubt the theory of the evolution of humans
> hinges on this one fossil.
>
Really well said, once again. And thanks for finding this book. I'm
gonna get it.
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David McFadzean wrote:
The aquatic ape theory doesn't say we lived in the ocean like dolphins.
It says we spend a long time near the ocean, perhaps living off of
shellfish. It is trying to explain why we are the only primate with
a subcutaneous fat layer (like dolphins and whales), why we are the
only ape with a diving response (human babies instinctively hold
their breath under water, chimpanzee babies don't), why our hair
follicles follow streamline patterns on our bodies (as opposed to
the other primates), why we don't have fur, etc., etc. If you want
to read more about it, there is a book by Elaine Morgan called
The Aquatic Ape. It is out of print, but you can find it at a
university library.
The fact is that we have a lot of features in common with
aquatic mammals, but different than other primates.
Chardin,Really well said, once again. And thanks for finding this book. I'm gonna get it.
>However, there are very few facts as to the changing of man from one
>species to another, i.e., a primate to human. Scientists produce
>such things as Lucy as proof. I'm just saying their proof ought to
>be more scientific--less tampered with. It is not a FACT that manLucy is a small part in a huge body of knowledge. I don't know
the details, but I doubt the theory of the evolution of humans
hinges on this one fossil.
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