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What's started? We had fur at one point, and our still-furred cousins have pink skin, so our ancestors probably did as well. It's generally believed to be the
by samatman 4y ago
What's started?
We had fur at one point, and our still-furred cousins have pink skin, so our ancestors probably did as well.
It's generally believed to be the case that dark skin evolved with hairlessness, and was lost by some branches of the tree during the glacial period.
- sdflhasjd 4y agoIf we go back far enough, we have ancestors without any skin at all. Boom, problem solved.
- vilhelm_s 4y agoI think apes are generally black or brown under the fur, not pink. See e.g. https://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/bacdh/here_is_a_pic_of_a_hairless_chimpanzee/ https://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/bacdh/here_is_a_pic_o... https://twitter.com/gorillasdaily/status/1417126388281266185/photo/1 https://twitter.com/gorillasdaily/status/1417126388281266185...
- BurningFrog 4y agoGoogling "shaved chimpanzee" (did something new today!) gives photos in the pink/gray range. https://www.google.com/search?q=shaved+chimpanzee https://www.google.com/search?q=shaved+chimpanzee
- samatman 4y agoAnd are our closest cousins, yes. Here's a popular-press citation for the consensus that our furred common ancestor was pink skinned: https://www.discovermagazine.com/planet-earth/why-did-darker-and-lighter-human-skin-colors-evolve https://www.discovermagazine.com/planet-earth/why-did-darker...
- BurningFrog 4y agoNice. I was aware of the folate/vitamin D balance, but hadn't heard anything about sub-fur skin color.