On Wed, 30 Jan 2002 18:35:59 -0800 "C.B." <[log in to unmask]> writes: > Erryn Pollock wrote something about how salt use might be validated > by the 'aquatic ape theory'. But pray tell, what's that theory say? Ardeith writes: I'll try to keep it short.....at some point after our ancestors began to go on two feet, they found themselves habitating the sea-shore lands, and found food easily obtainable in shallows and tidal-pools.....so we spent a portion of our evolutionary time wading in the sea feeling for clams with our feet, then finding rocks to bash open the clams. The theory is supposed to explain why human females have large fatty breasts.....to keep milk warm for our infants .....which other primates don't have to worry about as they don't wade around in the sea. The theory also goes into our body hair patterns which seem to be designed to shed water quickly. .....such as eyebrows. There's a lot more to it, but I said I'd keep it short..... [log in to unmask] Walk The Path With Practical Feet! ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/web/.