But as far as the question of the existence of “aquatic humans” is concerned, the phrase brings up the question of why humans, alone among all types of primates, possess a subcutaneous fat layer (like seals), narrow fin like connections between our fingers and toes, are not covered in fur, and have extraordinarily large brains (like dolphins and whales).
It is called the “Aquatic Ape Theory” and it makes a hell of a lot more sense than the “Savannah Walking evolution model”
It basically posulates that human ancestors settled around the rivers and streams and spent a lot of their time wading through and swimming through water to gather food etc...
Yep. Read the book many years ago while I was in college. But I do understand why it never became mainstream. Too many established reputations in academia would get blown out of the water (pun intended). Grant money and personal pride always trump all, but it’s still amazing that the scientific profession is the last to grasp that the rubble of reputations is what scientific progress is built upon.