It seemed to be exceedingly rare in traditional Aborigines (although it does occur). Can't say for sure about contemporary Aborigines but still seems rare. Sean McBride University of Queensland Brisbane, Australia ----- Original Message ----- From: "Alex Shvartsman" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Sunday, February 09, 2003 8:16 AM Subject: Re: IR and hair > Are you saying that male pattern baldness is not found in Hunter/Gatherer > cultures?