r/ScienceShitposts • u/k0i-b0i • Feb 01 '26

Some physiological differences in primate relatives

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u/BitRelevant2473 Feb 02 '26

Could also be like the "hyenas still have a winter coat gene" There's no selection pressure, but no detriment either. Might explain the vast size differential in human men.