我们祖先的大足趾(国外英文资料).docVIP

我们祖先的大脚趾(国外英文资料) The big toe of our ancestors British Financial Times Chinese network columnist He Fan About 6 million years ago, the earth began to cool. East Africa was originally a lush jungle, slowly degenerating into a desert. Most apes retreat westward into the remaining jungles, and only one ape is in trouble: they walk into the arid plains on the east side of the Great Rift valley. This ape is the ancestor of our human race. About 5 million years ago, living in the wilderness of the apes gradually learned to erect stature. Human evolution has diverged from other species here. The first singular feature separating the ape from the gorilla and the chimpanzee is the large toe of our ancestors. The gorilla and chimpanzee and other big toe toe far away, like a dinner on the corner of the guests. The big toe is close slowly and the other toes, looks dignified and strong. This large rounded toe can hold 40% of the weight of the owner. Gorillas and chimpanzee can walk upright occasionally, but they walk unsteadily, and humans can run vigorously. Other primates may be able to swing in the woods effortlessly, but not as gracefully as a gymnast or dancer. Those who like running are right. Running, especially a long run, is human. Cheetahs run faster than us, and horses can fly at a higher speed, but no animals can run farther than we do. Man is born a long-distance runner. In northern Mexico, an Indian tribe in the deer, will hunt for several days continuously, with the deer ran behind, finally put out students deer lying on the ground, sometimes all hooves wear too little left. When the ape walks upright, the spine changes from straight to bent S. The structures of the joints in the pelvis and hips have also changed. The gorilla and chimpanzee like pelvic shoehorn, vertically, the pelvis is slowly spread, become shorter. This brings about a bigger change: human fertility and other species are getting bigger and bigger. The birth canal became more tortuous and narrow