littor...@gmail.com wrote:
> Recent paper doi org/10.1002/ajpa.24718:
> "Homo medicus: the transition to meat eating increased pathogen pressure and the use of pharmacological plants in Homo"
> The human lineage transitioned to a more carnivorous niche 2.6 Ma (:-DDD What idiot believes this fantasy?? --mv) and evolved a large body size (gorilla=meat-eater?? --mv)
Elephants, Girafes...
When I went to school we were taught that "Size is a defense." That, you
get big enough and you write off a slew of species from preying on you.
But...
Size can also be an indication of a species that is in competition with itself.
Gorilla males "Rule the roost," so to speak, until they are knocked off by
larger/stronger Gorilla. So selective pressures are on larger and stronger.
A high protein diet is going to allow Aquatic Ape to grow just as large as
genetics will allow but where's the selective pressure coming from?
can see an argument for taller. The taller you are the further out from shore
you can wade without having to dive under. This leaves your hands free, like
to carry things... babies, spears, anything you want to keep...
So it could be as simple as that: The taller they got, the more efficiently they
could exploit a stretch of coast... or move across water barriers.
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