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I was reading some of the back issues of New Scientist magazine and came across this article that i thought was interesting as i admit that a couple of these vestigials i never knew about before my reading of the posted article.
1.Vomeronasal Organ - Located in the nose and onced used for detecting pheromones.
2.Goosebumps - Even though they are a reflex they're still considered vestigial.
3.Darwins Point - Located in the ear canal.
4.Tail Bone - Remnant of lost tail.
5.Wisdom Teeth - They were needed when our jaws were larger during our pre agriculture hunter gatherer times.
Just my own addition here as i think that many in the science community are still debating as to whether the appendix is vestigial as well although i think that it houses certain strain of bifido bacteria needed to facilitate the break down waste.
Ever wonder what the advantage was to losing the tail? Other than annoying pesky siblings that wanted to pull it but couldn't, I'm not sure what the benefit was.
(Thread drift) Got a kick out of seeing mention of a proto-elephant with a could of shovel like long lower teeth. I can see how a long and flexible trunk could develop, given the need to push the food around.
Ever wonder what the advantage was to losing the tail? Other than annoying pesky siblings that wanted to pull it but couldn't, I'm not sure what the benefit was.
Balance, and simply hanging upside down up the trees.
Then they became useless (as they did in many species of monkeys as well).
1.Vomeronasal Organ - Located in the nose and onced used for detecting pheromones.
I still use mine. I am usually attracted to the correct potential mates, because I can detect their pheromones. It doesn't work online very well, but it's still there functioning for personal encounters.
Also, number 2, goosebumps, sometimes tips me off that my vomeronasal organ has fired.
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Originally Posted by harry chickpea
Ever wonder what the advantage was to losing the tail? Other than annoying pesky siblings that wanted to pull it but couldn't, I'm not sure what the benefit was.
Swinging from trees is now greatly underrated.
09-22-2011, 08:46 PM
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I believe all of those are still here and still have a practical function.
I have a theory about why males have nipples.
They function as primitive pacifiers - you know division of labor within the family unit.
I want full credit for that too.
That's for those of you who want to go all natural,
I do not have so much faith in science to believe that they know everything about everything.
There are more things in heaven and earth than was ever thought of in their philosophy. (My apologies to Bill Shakespeare).
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