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Message 49 of 55 (321462)
06-14-2006 1:10 PM

Has anyone talked about the aquatic ape "theory"? I know almost nothing about it except for some layman's concepts.
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Hair.
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Supposedly, our hair grows longer than other primates so that our children can hang onto them in the water. And supposedly, this aquatic ape concept explains why we're the only primate to have an extra layer of fat, etc.
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