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Old 03-09-2008, 07:06 PM
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Originally Posted by Kazikli Bey View Post
I know this wasn't for me but i have a question about it. (I'm not for or against evolution in this argument, just a spectator). What sort of environmental factors led to humans evolving the way we did and how come apes didn't evolve in the same way? Have we always been different to apes or was it something else that caused our evolution to be different?
I am really no expert on this, but a theory I have heard of is that the branch of the humans conquered the prairie habitat, while the ape branches stayed with the woods.

I am not sure if this is still the standard theory nowadays, but thats what we learned in school at least.
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