smithsonian link: "Why Did Humans Evolve To Lose Fur?", gene therapy
@monsterblue Oooooh neat!
smithsonian link: "Why Did Humans Evolve To Lose Fur?", gene therapy
@monsterblue "One of the most intriguing theories is that the loss of hair on the face and some of the hair around the genitals may have helped with emotional communication."
*pointedly eyes wolves*
smithsonian link: "Why Did Humans Evolve To Lose Fur?", gene therapy
@IceWolf @monsterblue Yes, but wolves still retain their long tails and mobile ears. They've got perfectly good semaphore, like most mammals.
On the other hand, if primates with mobile ears exist, I haven't heard of it. And I'm fairly sure that the earliest hominids were as tailless as today's chimpanzees, orangutans, and gorillas.
smithsonian link: "Why Did Humans Evolve To Lose Fur?", gene therapy
@IceWolf @monsterblue Also that canid sense of smell. Humans are nose-blind by comparison.
re: smithsonian link: "Why Did Humans Evolve To Lose Fur?", gene therapy
@Verdigris @IceWolf @monsterblue To be fair, wolves also have their own adaptations to suit a more social lifestyle; facial markings that draw attention to the eyes (analogous to humans having visible sclera) come to mind in particular.
