The Aquatic Ape Hypothesis - Couverture souple

Morgan, Elaine

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0285643614 ISBN 13 : 9780285643611

Editeur : Souvenir Press Ltd, 2017

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Présentation de l'éditeur

Why are we the only members of the ape family who are hairless, walk upright, shed tears and communicate by a verbal language? Why are human babies plump, when the infants of other apes are skinny? Why is our sexual behaviour different? In the first full discussion of a theory propounded by the late Sir Alister Hardy, Elaine Morgan points to the dramatic similarities between ourselves and the aquatic mammals - whales, dolphins, seals, sea otters - and argues that the only theory of evolution which explains these satisfactorily is that we, alone among the primates, have returned to life on land after a period of adaptation to an aquatic environment. We were once aquatic apes.

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Why do humans differ from other primates? What do those differences tell us about human evolution? Elaine Morgan gives a revolutionary hypothesis that explains our anatomic anomalies why we walk on two legs, why we are covered in fat, why we can control our rate of breathing. The answers point to one conclusion: millions of years ago our ancestors were trapped in a semi-aquatic environment. In presenting her case Elaine Morgan forces scientists to question accepted theories of human evolution, while expressing complex ideas for the general reader in a clear and accessible style.

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• Éditeur: Souvenir Press Ltd
• Date d'édition: 2017
• ISBN 10: 0285643614
• ISBN 13: 9780285643611
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 208