> On Fri, 08 Apr 2005 19:14, Light Castle wrote:
> > Well, that's the Demond Morris view. (The Naked Ape, which I've just given
> > away as a book.)
>
> Which is not held in the highest regard...
I think that's why I just called it his view, rather than the facts. :)
> Current thinking seems to be that we don't know for certain, but it might well
> be a co-evolution with the changes to the face shape of human babies in order
> to allow them to suckle without smothering. Those changes in face shape are
> themselves the subject of a range of theories including a relationship
> between jaw musculature and the expanding cranium.
I seem to remember a smattering of things along this line as well, although I haven't looked any of it over recently.
> Of course this is what I can remember from hurriedly-scanned articles, I can't
> find citations in a hurry, and a Google search of the obvious terms isn't
> particularly useful, so take it for what it's worth. Just don't assume it's
> all about displaced bottoms.
I try not to obsess about bottoms. It's bad for the heart. :)
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