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مشاهدة النسخة كاملة : Are we like apes ?



frozen-heart
11-15-2010, 02:44 AM
How similar are humans and chimpanzees when we look not at the level
of genes but at the level of gross morphology? Consider the following
differences:
(1) The feet of chimpanzees are prehensile, in other words, their feet can
grab anything their hands can. Not so for humans.
(2) Humans have a chin, apes do not.
(3) Human females experience menopause; no other primates do (the only
known mammal besides humans to experience menopause is the pilot
whale).
(4) Humans have a fatty inner layer of skin as do aquatic mammals like
whales and hippopotamuses; apes do not.
(5) Humans are the only primate whose breasts are apparent when not
nursing.
(6) Apes have a bone in their penis called a baculum (10 millimeters in
chimpanzees); humans do not.
(7) Humans have a protruding nose.
(8) Humans sweat; apes do not.
(9) Humans can consciously hold their breath; apes cannot.
(10) Humans are the only primate to weep.
These are just a few of the more obvious physical differences between
humans and chimpanzees. But the key difference, of course, resides in the
intellectual, linguistic, and moral capacities of humans.