Timeline for Human vs apes: What advantages do humans have over apes?
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| Oct 24, 2016 at 1:55 | comment | added | Mazura | There it is, in a nut shell: "Capacity for highly co-operative behavior" +1. That's why humans rule our world and certain insects rule theirs. Intelligence can't help if your society doesn't take advantage of it. One man and a slide-rule can tell you how to get to the moon, but you'll still need another ~399,999 people to get there (and the "support of over 20,000 industrial firms and universities." –Apollo program) | |
| Oct 23, 2016 at 22:34 | comment | added | NZKshatriya | I tend to go by what is written, not by what may or may not be meant. | |
| Oct 23, 2016 at 21:57 | comment | added | Periata Breatta | @NZKshatriya -- I think the point is that they're more intelligent than usual. | |
| Oct 23, 2016 at 20:04 | comment | added | NZKshatriya | The hair may impede the cooling via sweat glands, but that does not mean that they cool off via panting. I don't think scientists ever thought that there would be anyone who would argue this, quite funny, point. You and I are the exception and I am sorta laughing at the time I have put into this. I can tell you one thing, with the amount of hair I have, may as well call it a pelt, living in South Texas sucks in the summer, so I can attest to the impedance of efficiency statement. I still don't get why we are still saying "intelligent apes" as apes are intelligent. | |
| Oct 23, 2016 at 20:02 | history | edited | Anthony X | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Oct 23, 2016 at 15:09 | comment | added | Anthony X | @NZKshatriya That's not how I read the article. Other primates may have sweat glands, but the fur covering impedes the efficiency of cooling via sweating - a point the article makes in reference to racehorses - which is why we became essentially hairless. What surprised me about that is that a human can even win out against a horse in an endurance race. Unless these intelligent apes are also hairless, the humans could drive them to heat exhaustion and then go in for the kill, just like our ancient ancestors did (and some African tribes still do today) when they persistence hunted for dinner. | |
| Oct 23, 2016 at 4:51 | comment | added | NZKshatriya | Scientific American article stating that we primates, apes included, sweat to cool off. Sweaty article I am bored outta my mind at present | |
| Oct 23, 2016 at 4:38 | comment | added | Anthony X | @NZKshatriya About thermoregulation and the Wiki article... I did read it; although it states that primates have armpits that sweat (for signalling by odor), it says only that humans and horses can generate enough sweat to cool down; not a clear statement that chimps have this ability. | |
| Oct 23, 2016 at 4:23 | history | edited | Anthony X | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Oct 23, 2016 at 4:21 | comment | added | Anthony X | @NZKshatriya Interesting; I'll admit to making a few assumptions/extrapolations based on related tidbits of information. I'll happily correct or delete any incorrect information. | |
| Oct 23, 2016 at 2:52 | comment | added | NZKshatriya | Can you support your stance that apes do not display behaviors required for teamwork? This Article would seem to directly go against your assumption. Also as per Wiki Primates and Horses use thermoregulation.....tell me, have you ever actually seen monkeys/gorillas/orangutans pant to cool off? Also, when it comes to Manual Dexterity, you might want to check out this article on phys.org | |
| Oct 22, 2016 at 23:57 | history | answered | Anthony X | CC BY-SA 3.0 |