Almea & The AAH
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Almea & The AAH
I was reading an article on Wiki, about the Aquatic Ape Hypothesis, and not only did it strike me as interesting and plausible, but I remembered that Mark had stated the origin of Humans on his world to be aquatic, so I was wondering if it had any influence on you, that is the Aquatic Ape Hypothesis?
And, I'm not trying to infringe on copyrights or steal ideas, but I was thinking about parodying Humans, and giving them aquatic orgins, but I'd base it more on AAH than I would on Almean Human Beings.
Oh and one last aditional question, what is the scientific name of Almean Humans? Is it merely Homo sapiens?
And, I'm not trying to infringe on copyrights or steal ideas, but I was thinking about parodying Humans, and giving them aquatic orgins, but I'd base it more on AAH than I would on Almean Human Beings.
Oh and one last aditional question, what is the scientific name of Almean Humans? Is it merely Homo sapiens?
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According to Zomp's page on Almean Intelligent life, the closest analogues to humans are "Urestu Planitiei."Death of Ophelia wrote:Oh and one last aditional question, what is the scientific name of Almean Humans? Is it merely Homo sapiens?
BTW Zomp, what does "Planitiei" Mean? I can't seem to find it in the lexicon?
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The Aquatic Ape Hypothesis was a definite influence on Almea. My best understanding is that it's discounted as a theory of terrestrial human origins; but I liked it for Almea. (Nonetheless, the near ancestors of Almean hominids were, like our own, savannah hunters.)
Almean life has no relation to terrestrial life, so it has its own biological tree. The species names on the biology page are Latin, except for the word urestu which is of course Cadhinor. Planitiei means 'of the plains'. The Verdurians have their own classification system-- I know I've posted it once, but I can't find it online. I have it at home; post again if you really want to know.
Almean life has no relation to terrestrial life, so it has its own biological tree. The species names on the biology page are Latin, except for the word urestu which is of course Cadhinor. Planitiei means 'of the plains'. The Verdurians have their own classification system-- I know I've posted it once, but I can't find it online. I have it at home; post again if you really want to know.
I did a little reading on the AAH, and found something interesting. It seems that among aquatic mammal species, there are five features that they almost always adopt as convergent evolution, even if they are unrelated.
1) small or non-existent external ears
2) shorter legs
3) highly developed young at birth
4) milk high in fat and protein
5) enlarged kidneys to handle salt excretion
If Uesti come from aquatic ancestors, and you want those ancestors to be recent enough to bequeath some aquatic adaptations, then you might want to have a look at the list. Uesti already have small ears, and longer legs are useful for running and hunting on land, but what about the others? Presumably they could all have reverted back to terrestrial norms by modern times. But if you wanted, you could (for example) make Uesti milk richer in fat and protein than human milk or extend Uesti gestation to 10 or even 11 months. Don't know if that would really make much difference... but it's a thought.
1) small or non-existent external ears
2) shorter legs
3) highly developed young at birth
4) milk high in fat and protein
5) enlarged kidneys to handle salt excretion
If Uesti come from aquatic ancestors, and you want those ancestors to be recent enough to bequeath some aquatic adaptations, then you might want to have a look at the list. Uesti already have small ears, and longer legs are useful for running and hunting on land, but what about the others? Presumably they could all have reverted back to terrestrial norms by modern times. But if you wanted, you could (for example) make Uesti milk richer in fat and protein than human milk or extend Uesti gestation to 10 or even 11 months. Don't know if that would really make much difference... but it's a thought.
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If they didn't menstruate, they'd probably have an oestrus cycle; with serious behavioural consequences. Almean society would look very different then, I think.Mornche Geddick wrote:I have often thought that there is no need for Almean women to suffer menstruation either, since no terrestrial mammal does, except the great apes. The redel might refer instead to some bodily change taking place at puberty, i.e. darkening of the nipples.
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Not necessarily. Chimps come into heat (see "In the Shadow of Man"), and it has been suggested ever since Marie Stopes wrote "Married Love" that women have an increased sex drive around the time of ovulation.So Haleza Grise wrote:If they didn't menstruate, they'd probably have an oestrus cycle; with serious behavioural consequences. Almean society would look very different then, I think.Mornche Geddick wrote:I have often thought that there is no need for Almean women to suffer menstruation either, since no terrestrial mammal does, except the great apes. The redel might refer instead to some bodily change taking place at puberty, i.e. darkening of the nipples.
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But women would not be sexually receptive at all outside of oestrus.Mornche Geddick wrote:Not necessarily. Chimps come into heat (see "In the Shadow of Man"), and it has been suggested ever since Marie Stopes wrote "Married Love" that women have an increased sex drive around the time of ovulation.So Haleza Grise wrote:If they didn't menstruate, they'd probably have an oestrus cycle; with serious behavioural consequences. Almean society would look very different then, I think.Mornche Geddick wrote:I have often thought that there is no need for Almean women to suffer menstruation either, since no terrestrial mammal does, except the great apes. The redel might refer instead to some bodily change taking place at puberty, i.e. darkening of the nipples.
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What is the origin of the Itlani? I remember that they migrated to their present planet when Atlantis sank, but from whence did they come there?Tsiasuk-Pron wrote:Interestingly, the Itlani are a specie with aquatic origins.
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Wouldn't they? How about the bonobos?So Haleza Grise wrote:But women would not be sexually receptive at all outside of oestrus.Mornche Geddick wrote:Not necessarily. Chimps come into heat (see "In the Shadow of Man"), and it has been suggested ever since Marie Stopes wrote "Married Love" that women have an increased sex drive around the time of ovulation.So Haleza Grise wrote:If they didn't menstruate, they'd probably have an oestrus cycle; with serious behavioural consequences. Almean society would look very different then, I think.Mornche Geddick wrote:I have often thought that there is no need for Almean women to suffer menstruation either, since no terrestrial mammal does, except the great apes. The redel might refer instead to some bodily change taking place at puberty, i.e. darkening of the nipples.
Bonobos are Great Apes. All Great Apes (i.e. Pan, Homo, Gorilla, and Pongo) have a menstrual rather than estrous cycle. The main differences are that in an estrous cycle, the unused endometrium is reabsorbed rather than expelled, and females with a menstrual cycle can be sexually active at any time.Mornche Geddick wrote:How about the bonobos?
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Great apes have a menstrual cycle AND an oestrus cycle. The menstrual cycle relates to the state of the endothelium, the oestrus cycle to ovulation. Nor is there any reason why any female mammal should not be physically able to have sex outside oestrus whether the endothelium is shed or reabsorbed, provided that she has another reason besides reproduction.
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Whoa, our KneeQuickie wiki has an article on the aquatic ape hypothesis? Where can I find it?Death of Ophelia wrote:I was reading an article on Wiki, about the Aquatic Ape Hypothesis
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I think they mean the regular wikipedia. And in any case the Kneequickie is currently down anyway.Xeroderma Pigmentosum wrote:Whoa, our KneeQuickie wiki has an article on the aquatic ape hypothesis? Where can I find it?Death of Ophelia wrote:I was reading an article on Wiki, about the Aquatic Ape Hypothesis
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the KQ didn't EXIST in 2005. Neither did the Almeopedia.Xeroderma Pigmentosum wrote:Whoa, our KneeQuickie wiki has an article on the aquatic ape hypothesis? Where can I find it?Death of Ophelia wrote:I was reading an article on Wiki, about the Aquatic Ape Hypothesis
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Yeah, it has an interesting curriculum:
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Maybe it just can't stand the Sanfermines?Izambri wrote:This thread likes to die on July 7th.
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How the heck are we supposed to keep it alive for nine more months?!Izambri wrote:Yeah, it has an interesting curriculum:
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Keep on bumping it?
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Easy: talking about what we are supposed to talk here, Almea and the Aquatic Ape Hypothesis. Off-topic discusions will arise easily, as always happens, until we flood the thread with nonsenseries. In July 7th, 2012 we stop posting here. XD
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Anyone up for throwing monkeys into the sea and seeing if they evolve into telepathic blue people?
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Did zomp ever actually post the Verdurian classification system?
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I haven't worked out the entire biology, but the classification system is described here.SilentMember wrote:Did zomp ever actually post the Verdurian classification system?