Is muscularity a primitive trait?

Question

If you look at the primate evolutionary line, the more evolved primates have become skinnier and less muscular.

Gorillas are more muscular and bigger than humans. Chimpanzees are more muscular than humans. If you've ever see the arms of a chimpanzee, they are very thick and muscular. Orangutans are also muscular and fat. People from the continent of Africa are more muscular and bigger than other humans. In the United Kingdom, African immigrants are more muscular and bigger than the white people. This is why they dominate in sports like boxing in here. Scientists say that orangutans, chimpanzees, gorillas, and African people are more primitive than non-African humans. Coincidentally, all these apes and the African people are huge and muscular.

Answer 1

No, no, and no



Muscularity is an evolution too.

From our common ancestor:

- gorilla evolved more muscular

- orangutan evolved into a better tree climber

- human evolve into a long distance runner (hence skinnier and hairless)



The scientists you quote might be from 19th century or even from 3rd Reich.



When you say African people, I guess you think African American.

Slave traders selected their slaves among the strongest their African provider stock. Then American owners practiced some selective breeding putting up their stronger workers together... for the benefit of NBA, NHL UFC...

Answer 2

They do use the word "primitive" when discussing evolution but it refers to the older characteristic. For example, it appears the human chimp common ancestor was bipedal. Therefore, bipedalism is the primitive characteristic and knucklewalking would be the advanced.

Answer 3

First off your premise of "more evolved primates" is incorrect. There is no "more" or "less" heirarchical quantification in the state of any species level of evolution. Every creature alive today has evolved as long as any other and has a unique cluster of adapations specific to it -- nospecies is "more" or "less" evolved. Being gracile rather than stocky is simply an adaptation to different environments and exigencies. If you live in the forest, it is better to be strong to climb trees. If you live on the savannah, it is better to be long-legged and slender to run from predators on open ground. Neither is intrinsically "better" or "more evolved" .



Second, you've posted claptrap fake "questions" like this before and they are still nothing more thanempty attempts at promoting racitst stereoptyping. As has been pointed out numerous times, native African groups have widely differing body types including more that are gracile than stocky.



The premise you propose is completely without merit. Just because you selectively notice a certain percentage of muscular blacks in your own local population means nothing. The average body type of Africans, both on their native continent and in their portion of the population worldwide, has the SAME ratioof slender, gracile and fine boned to stocky, muscular and heavy boned.



You really are not asking a question, you are simply ranting. I won't answer the next time you repost but simply report you as a troll, which is what you are.

Answer 4

Muscularity is a trait for species that are arboreal (live or sleep in the trees). Superior muscle strength is required for such a lifestyle. No trait is really "primitive". If it exists now it's because it is beneficial.

Answer 5

No