The Aquatic Ape Hypothesis by Elaine Morgan

This book should definitely be read by anyone who is interested in human evolution, or is just looking for an interesting read. It is very well done as a book that is just a theory, and supports it's theory very well. In general, the whole story is just hypotheses that help support the author's theory.Īll in all, ' The Aquatic Ape' is a great book and a very intriguing read.

In some parts of the story, Morgan explains that apes could have lost hair in order to swim better in water, and that could be one reason why humans today have less body hair than apes. The aquatic ape theory was a potent reaction to the male-centric nature of paleoanthropology as a science. Morgan tries to explain that apes long ago faced rising sea levels, and that in turn caused apes to adapt to a more marine life style. In ' The Aquatic Ape', Elaine Morgan tries to explain the theory that humans evolved to be what we are today, by having to move into the ocean.

The book is in all entirety, just a theory. In the book, ' The Aquatic Ape' by Elaine Morgan, the author tries to explain a theory of the evolution of man, to the reader. In the decades since, Morgan’s aquatic ape hypothesis has gained widespread support.

This idea was attacked at first by scientists, but the book became an international bestseller. Also in the theory that humans did come from monkeys, scientists have tried to find the missing link in are so called evolution. Elaine Morgan (1920-2013) was the author of the 1972 book The Descent of Woman, which suggested that human evolution had an aquatic origin. All throughout history, scientist have tried to find out how we evolved, and if we truly came from monkeys.

The Aquatic Ape Hypothesis by Elaine Morgan