- 2017
- year of publication
- 208
- pages
- English (United States)
- language
- Softcover
- cover
- Publisher
- Souvenir Press
- ISBN-13
- 978-02-8564-361-1
- EAN
- 9780285643611
- Publication date
- 2017-03-01
- Book
- The Aquatic Ape Hypothesis · 1 edition
The publisher on this edition
Why do humans differ from other primates? What do those differences tell us about human evolution? Elaine Morgan gives a revolutionary hypothesis that explains our anatomic anomalies: why we walk on two legs, why we are covered in fat, why we can control our rate of breathing? The answers point to one conclusion: millions of years ago our ancestors were trapped in a semi-aquatic environment. In presenting her case Elaine Morgan forces scientists to question accepted theories of human evolution.
