Coiled Hair

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Evolution - Texture - Curly Hair
... Jablonski asserts that it was evolutionarily advantageous for pre-humans to retain the hair on their heads in order to protect the scalp as they walked upright in the intense African (equator ... at birth), was arguably a more urgent issue (axillary hair in the underarms and groin were also retained as signs of sexual maturity) ... process by which Homo erectus made a transition from furry to naked skin, their hair texture putatively changed gradually from Afro-textured hair or 'kinky' (i.e ...
Evolution Of Hair - Evolution - Texture - Curly Hair
... that it was evolutionarily advantageous for pre-humans to retain the hair on their heads in order to protect the scalp as they walked upright in the intense African (equatorial) UV light ... (and which also is very vulnerable at birth), was arguably a more urgent issue (axillary hair in the underarms and groin were also retained as signs of sexual maturity) ... to the naked skin expressed by Homo sapiens, hair texture putatively changed gradually from straight hair (the condition of most mammals, including humanity's ...

Famous quotes containing the words hair and/or coiled:

    Intolerance is the “Do Not Touch” sign on something that cannot bear touching. We do not mind having our hair ruffled, but we will not tolerate any familiarity with the toupee which covers our baldness.
    Eric Hoffer (1902–1983)

    Now remember courage, go to the door,
    Open it and see whether coiled on the bed
    Or cringing by the wall, a savage beast
    Maybe with golden hair, with deep eyes
    Like a bearded spider on a sunlit floor
    Will snarl—and man can never be alone.
    Allen Tate (1899–1979)