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The '''Aquatic Ape theory''' argues that human beings descended from ape-like [[primates]]<ref>The most widely held theory, still taught in schools and universities, is that we are descended from apes which moved out of the forests onto the grasslands of the open [[savannah]]. The distinctly human features are thus supposed to be adaptations to a savannah environment. [http://www.primitivism.com/aquatic-ape.htm The Aquatic Ape Theory--Elaine Morgan] </ref> and that these primate "ancestors" dwelt in shallow waters for the sake of safety and food supply.  

The '''Aquatic Ape theory''' argues that human beings descended from ape-like [[primates]]<ref>The most widely held theory, still taught in schools and universities, is that we are descended from apes which moved out of the forests onto the grasslands of the open [[savannah]]. The distinctly human features are thus supposed to be adaptations to a savannah environment. [http://www.primitivism.com/aquatic-ape.htm The Aquatic Ape Theory--Elaine Morgan]</ref> and that these primate "ancestors" dwelt in shallow waters for the sake of safety and food supply.  

The theory seeks to explain human traits such as hairlessness, salty tears, fat tissue, [[bipedalism]] and sweat glands. It also explains why human body is streamlined and why apes quickly drown when put in water while humans do not.  

The theory seeks to explain human traits such as hairlessness, salty tears, fat tissue, [[bipedalism]] and sweat glands. It also explains why human body is streamlined and why apes quickly drown when put in water while humans do not.  

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==External Links==

==External links==

*[http://www.primitivism.com/aquatic-ape.htm Aquatic Ape Theory]

*[http://www.primitivism.com/aquatic-ape.htm Aquatic Ape Theory]

[[Category:evolution]]

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