Īs I've been reading more current popular science books on genetics, heredity, and evolution, some by scientists and others by science journalists, I've remembered some books I read in years past and added them to my 'Read' books. The Hardy-Morgan theory was the focus of this 2016 BBC program 'The Waterside Ape' by David Attenborough. But in recent years they have been enjoying renewed interest and respect because of more recent scientific discoveries that may support them. For decades these theories were often dismissed, although a few scientists took them seriously as possibilities. Morgan was not a scientist but she was inspired by Hardy's theories and 'ran with them' (BBC), continuing to develop them, search for evidence, and promote them through her death in 2013. Morgan's book also pointed out masculinist (for lack of a better word) flaws in current evolutionary theories and proposed feminist interpretations that took women into account.

Similarly, women's balloon-like breasts (unlike other hominids who have nipples but no breasts) and rounded hips with plentiful fat deposits were 'designed' by evolution for flotation, and not primarily, as scientist Desmond Morris had proposed, because men thought curvy women were attractive.*

According to their theory, humans' naked (hairless or less hairy) bodies evolved to adapt to the wet conditions of constantly being in the water gathering, diving, or fishing for food, similar to the smooth skins of water mammals like dolphins. Urn:oclc:877290892 Scandate 20100910205521 Scanner scribe9.la.archive.This odd, now-classic book presented Elaine Morgan's & marine biologist Alistair Hardy's unique 'aquatic ape' theory, proposing that humans evolved primarily along coastlines where seafood (as well as plant food) was plentiful. O元458347W Page-progression lr Page_number_confidence 92.34 Pages 276 Ppi 400 Related-external-id urn:isbn:0552094951 Access-restricted-item true Addeddate 16:51:20 Bookplateleaf 0010 Boxid IA120413 Boxid_2 BWB220140920 Camera Canon 5D City New York DonorĪlibris Edition 1.

The descent of woman by elaine morgan