Why is Homo sapiens fat, naked, vocal and upright? In the light of the most
recent research, Elaine Morgan cogently reasserts her contentious belief that we
are how we are because of an aquatic ancestry. The Aquatic Ape Hypothesis will
have its critics, but Morgan’s distinctive brand of anthropological speculation
is a pleasure to read. Published by Souvenir Press, £16.99, ISBN 0 285
63377 5.
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