What is the Aquatic Ape Hypothesis?

The Aquatic ape hypothesis (AAH) is a hypothesis of human evolution. This theory assumes that the common ancestors of modern humans have spent a period of semi-aquatic life before returning to a land-based lifestyle .

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This theory originated from the observation that similar physiological structures exist between humans and aquatic mammals, so this hypothesis was proposed. Proponents believe that this explains how humans evolved bipedal walking and hairless body surfaces, but there is not enough fossil and archeological evidence to support this theory.

In 1942, the German pathologist Weisdenhofer first made this statement, but it was not taken seriously.

In 1960, British marine biologist Alist Hardy published a short essay on aquatic apes in New Scientist, but it was not widely accepted by the academic community.

In 1967, British zoologist Morris briefly mentioned this concept in The Naked Ape. The British writer Elaine Morgan read the book, and then researched and published a series of works on the water ape hypothesis.