[martianagent]

Apparently, if you're fat enough, you don't need fur. Other adaptations for swimming and wading are having our legs be the main limbs, and being able to control our breathing. Lack of control over breathing is the main reason chimps cannot be taught to speak English.

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My underlying premise is that the hairless ape women are more desireable than their hairy sisters is still valid, regardless of the reason fo being less hairly and more gracile. (Water apes can get away with weaker bones and muscles)...