How Humans Lost Their Fur

↓ More info below ↓ We’re the only primate without a coat of thick fur. It turns out that this small change in our appearance has had huge consequences for our ability to regulate our body temperature, and ultimately, it helped shape the evolution of our entire lineage. Simon read, Reco Lee, Sean...

12 min - Dinosaurs & Prehistory - PBS Eons

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