[extropy-chat] HISTORY: Solved & Unsolved Riddles

[R.Coyote]

Another intriguing theory that offers an explanation is the Aquatic Ape
Theory


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From: "John K Clark" <jonkc at att.net>
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> <kevinfreels at hotmail.com> Wrote:
>
>  >It also gave them the ability to walk while looking
>  >over the top of the tall  grasses on the savannah.
>  >The taller, more upright ones could see
>  >trouble  coming and avoid it better.
>
> If you can see a predator better by standing up above the grass it also
> means the predator can see you better, and that's bad news if you're slow
as
> molasses and if you walk on 2 legs you are. Better to just briefly come up
> on 2 legs as many animals do and take a peek and then come back down on 4,
> or just develop a long neck. I would think coming out of the trees and
into
> the open savannah would increase the trend toward 4 leg locomotion, but
that
> 's not what happened and I've yet to hear a convincing theory that
explained
> why.
>
> John K Clark      jonkc at att.net
>
>
>
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