Posted: Sep 30, 2019 11:47 pm
Those don’t put the scare into me. This one does a bit:
Here are some humans in a genuinely excited state. . Notice, nary a grimace.
These humans are so excited they could “come to blows” The danger of them biting each other is less. Admittedly, these are Oxbridge men.
And we inherit all that from our australopithecus ancestors.
With their no fangs, no sprint, no four hands, no horns, no talons, the one truly distinctive feature across the genus, was that they were excellent at keeping their predators at bay.
We are even better at keeping predators at bay, but only because the objects Australopithecus were in symbiotic relation with, now give us even better protection. Maybe a Faustian bargain though.