Re: smell of savannah
- From: Marc Verhaegen <m_verhaegen@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 16 Apr 2007 20:29:25 +0200
Nature 325:305-306, 1987
1987? LOL
Origin of hominid bipedalism
... it is highly unlikely that hominid ancestors ever lived in the savannas.
Man is the opposite of a savanna inhabitant. Humans lack sun-reflecting fur
(4) but have thermo-insulative subcutaneous fat layers, which are never seen
in savanna mammals. We have a water- and sodium-wasting cooling system of
abundant sweat glands, totally unfit for a dry environment (5). Our maximal
urine concentration is much too low for a savanna-dwelling mammal (6). We
need much more water than other primates, and have to drink more often than
savanna inhabitants, yet we cannot drink large quantities at a time (7-8).
The fossils of our hominid ancestors or relatives are always found in
water-rich environments.
It is difficult to understand why most anthropologists keep believing in the
savanna theory (possibly because it goes back to Darwin), or why so many
anthropologists keep trying to seek the most improbable reasons for
bipedalism, while they should know there are much better explanations
(9-11).
After 20 years, Travsky is still unable to find an answer...
LOL
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