SiamGuy,
The tribesmen with cones have not been around long enough to affect our genetic makeup. Also, I am pretty sure they hunt in groups, using tactics etc that outdo most caveman attempts at hunting - simply because they’ve had a couple of thousand years extra to refine the technique.
BiffyStiffy,
There is a possible answer to the body hair question. Seems our ancestors back in east Africa spent quite some time fishing and searching shallow waters for clams etc. When you are in water, body fat is more important than body hair - and lo and behold, our cousins don’t have as much body fat. I’m not sure of the philippine “crab makaks” though, they apparently spend some time every now and then in the marshes hunting for crabs. I’ve no idea on their ration body hair/body fat.
Peacock feathers are a liability when getting away from predators, but an even greater bonus when trying to get a mate. Probably they have found the equilibrium there between size (bad) and splendor (good).
As for the size of our units, well maybe these are our peacock (sic!) feathers.
regards, mgus Taped onto the dashboard of a car at a junkyard, I once found the following: "Good judgement comes from experience. Experience comes from bad judgement." The car was crashed. Primary goal: To have an EQ above average (i.e. streetsmart, compassionate about life and happy) Secondary goal: to make an anagram of my signature denoting how I feel about my gains
