Re: Evolutionary Hair-raising Questions (Hear, hear!)
- From: karel747@xxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 10 Jul 2007 17:01:10 -0400 (EDT)
On Jul 9, 2:30 pm, MicroTech <Henry.KO.Nor...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Does anyone have an explanation to why humans came to evolve ear hair?
As I get older (now 64), I have found that, while thinning out
elsewhere, hairs are (somewhat annoying) sprouting in my ears. This is
quite common, especially in males.
Now, since this takes place long after the "prime" reproductive years,
what could possibly be the natural selection pressure which brings
this forth? One could also ask, what good are hairs in the ears,
anyway?
Henry Norman
I imagine hairs in the ears is as useful as nipples on males...That's
to say, completly useless. I'm stumped on this one. Perhaps it's just
left-over from our primate years when hair in the ear could prevent or
slow down dirt and bugs, etc, from getting into the vulnerable ear
canal. That's all I can think of... :?
.
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