Evolutionary origin of human traits
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Why and how did humans become so different from other apes?
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Possible hypotheses:
- Aquatic ape hypothesis
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The aquatic ape hypothesis (AAH) is a hypothesis about human evolution, which posits that the ancestors of modern humans spent a period of time adapting to life in a wet environment. AAH emerged from the observation that some traits that set humans apart from other primates have parallels in aquatic mammals. It was first proposed by German pathologist Max Westenhöfer in 1942, and then independently by British marine biologist Alister Hardy in 1960. After Hardy, the most prominent proponent has been British writer Elaine Morgan, who has written several books on the topic.
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