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Googling "shaved chimpanzee" (did something new today!) gives photos in the pink/gray range. https://www.google.com/search?q=shaved+chimpanzee https://www.goog
by BurningFrog 4y ago
Googling "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.