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apart from a sophisticated nervous system and thumbs, what other evolutive advantages humans have compared to other species?

>> No.11592326

Sweating allows for long distance jogging/running without exhaustion

>> No.11592329

>>11591762
Good vocal cords, for increased communication

>> No.11592334

Bipedal locomotion is OP in terms of energy efficiency.

>> No.11592338

We're really good at throwing things

>> No.11592345

Long lifespan

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>>11591762
humans are the most social animal to date while being in the great ape clade which is also the most social group of animals to exist
compared to other great apes, homo sapiens also have significantly more room for their mouth in their skull to produce sounds

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>>11592366
better picture with caption

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>>11591762
>thumbs
>advantageous
get a load of this narrow minded anon

>> No.11594220

>>11591762
We lost our appendix so we can no longer eat grain

>> No.11594249

>>11591762
>big relative body strength
>communication through writing and speech
>sapience
>cooked food
>ability to sweat

>> No.11594331

>>11591762

nigga ape

>> No.11595135

i heard that our eyes are highly developed compared to other species too, but i don't know much about that

>> No.11595221

>>11591762
Sweating and throwing are humanity's physical super-powers.
Compared to most other animals we can run and run and run and just keep fucking going. Obviously there are even better animals like huskies, but compared to virtually everything else we've basically got stamina superpowers, largely because of our ability to sweat.
No other animal can throw (with arms, ofc there are other projectile methods) anywhere near as well as we can; javelins and stoney missiles are fucking great. Throwing is probably an added bonus of having a super animal brain.

>> No.11595409

>>11594220
Did you? I still have mine. Also, I had (cooked) grain for breakfast.