[Modernman]

So why are we not covered with fur? Fur provides a natural covering so that we do not need to develop clothing, etc.

Fur also makes cooling down more difficult. Our ancestors seem to have evolved in Africa where less fur would have been an advantage when it came to regulating our body heat.

Also, what is the basis of balding.

Balding occurs, generally speaking, in older men. Humans did not used to live very long in pre-historic times- around 30 or so was typical. So, there was no evolutionary disadvantage to carrying a balding gene (if there is such a thing) since you would be dead before the negative effects of such a gene effected you.

[jrestrepo]

Chimps, gorillas, monkeys and apes which are "evolutionary cousins" still have fur, but they manage to not sweat to death on a daily basis. Why are there no hairless apes?

Also, to my best recollection, "prehistoric" fossils are few and far between. It cannot be stated on such a small sample size how old they were typically when they died.