... Thanks a lot for the ref, DD! Very interesting paper on the first qualitative analysis of boisei microwear (quotes below), eg, curious differences between...
... Most animals will dog paddle using the forelimbs for the nearest bit of dry land if they fall into the water, its a pretty basic swimming stroke. Its often...
... http://tech.ph.groups.yahoo.com/group/AAT/photos/view/2cf1?b=37 ... and rear limbs, in the same manner as their walk ... Yes, especially in shallows. I did...
See the whole discussion, orang wading with stick manipulates log over river with vine, <-- different event/story than the swimming orang AFAICT, but same...
... Yes, well possible, although I only know about humans (voluntary breathers). ... Yes, that's what V.Negus thought IIRC. This implies they can easily re-use...
*MUTHU & INTERVIEWER - FINAL PART* Interviewer : "Just imagine you're in the 20th floor of a building and it's on fire. How will you escape?" Muthu: "It's...
http://scienceblogs.com/clock/2008/05/a_huge_new_circadian_pacemaker_1.php Why would the olfactory bulb correlate with circadian rhythms? We can't see UV...
... Thanks. One photo shows a young elephant with head hair (cover of the children's book) ... ... These would be the same hazards our ancestors faced, so I...
... the air ... Yes a tuft on top, also in mammoths IIRC. ... Possibly gorillas swim, per some accounts, and knuckle walk. I think vertical floating & clinging...
... breathers). ... species. ... genital ... fingers are ... Thanks, interesting. Many of the seals and sea lion are very vocal at times, barking for hours. I...
... As with other "sacs" derived from the airways (swimming bladders, lungs, frog airsacs...) I guess the primary function was buoyancy. Other functions seem...
Numerous language feature elements, mapped out per shared geography http://wals.info/feature/9?tg_format=map&v1=cd00&v2=cf6f&v3=cfff&s=20 map of velar nasal...
... Elephants then, could better described as relatively hairless(like humans, but for a different reason) than hairless animals. ... Possibly the difference...
The astragalar facet of Lucy the australopithecine is closer in shape to that of chimps than that of modern humans, which at first sight seems to contradict...
ENCEPHALIZATION IN ODONTOCETES: WHAT¹S BEING AQUATIC GOT TO DO WITH IT? LORI MARINO, MARK D. UHEN & DANIEL W. MCSHEA 2005 Cetaceans have very large brains...
THE SEMICIRCULAR CANAL SYSTEM AND MAMMALIAN AQUATIC BEHAVIOUR FRED SPOOR 2005 The SSC system contributes to the coordination of body movements during ...
THE EVOLUTION OF HIGH ENCEPHALIZATION IN ODONTOCETES IN RELATION TO THE ORIGIN OF ECHOLOCATION MARK D. UHEN 2005 Evolution of Aquatic Tetrapods 4th Tri-annual...
Mitochondrial Genome Diversity in Arctic Siberians, with Particular Reference to the Evolutionary History of Beringia and Pleistocenic Peopling of the Americas...
... http://scienceblogs.com/tetrapodzoology/2008/04/functional_anatomy_part_iii.php#more Many thanks for the link, DD. Have just read the first part, a quote ...
[quote] Humans are arguably the most bizarre creatures in the animal kingdom. The proof is in the many gross, unnecessary, contradictory and simply ...
... the AAT/H, convergent evolution produced massive changes to our body structure (ie. Bipedalism No! Inform! ... ?? ... crocodiles and sea birds, rather than...
... Questions one to five, bear no relation to the AAT ... if he purports to be a critic of the AAT, he should at least know something of what he is...
Wildlife poisoning: Richard Leakey attempting to ban Carbofuran (paralyses via overstimulating the nervous system), used by nomadic herders to bait lions to...
Femoral/humeral strength in early African Homo erectus C Ruff 2008 JHE 54:383-390 Lower-to-upper limb-bone proportions give valuable clues to locomotor ...
