Naked Truth

Question 1

Furless skin evolved in our ancestors because ?

Answer 1

Ancient hominids had to travel more in search of food in hotter environments, and furless skin allowed for better cooling through watery sweating

Question 2

Homo habilis, was probably furry, whereas homo erectus was probably furless for the majority of its existence

True or false

Answer 2

True

Question 3

Skin doesn’t fossilize, so how do we know when our ancestors lost their fur?

Answer 3

We can look at the

Molecular clock
Skeletal morphology