To: onewhowatches; garylmoore
Apes, chimps, and other primates closely related to humans have an extra, 13th rib. Somewhere along the line, as brute, ape-like creature evolved into civilized humankind, that rib was lost.That's not correct. Chimps don't have 13 ribs. Sorry.
68 posted on
04/08/2008 9:16:42 AM PDT by
Alter Kaker
(Gravitation is a theory, not a fact. It should be approached with an open mind...)
To: Alter Kaker; garylmoore
My source is
This article, from Discover Magazine on vestigial organs:
THIRTEENTH RIB
Our closest cousins, chimpanzees and gorillas, have an extra set of ribs. Most of us have 12, but 8 percent of adults have the extras.
If I'm incorrect, I stand corrected. However, this article is now all over the web.
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