Chapter 582 The Real Water Monkey
Hearing Ye Zhen’s words, it was the first time for audiences at home and abroad to hear this statement.
Because whether it is in our textbooks or the knowledge we are exposed to in daily life.
I have never heard of such a hypothesis.
Everyone thinks that humans evolved from apes.
But the mystery of human evolution is still unsolved.
The blank period in human evolutionary history cannot be explained at all.
The audience remembered some sayings.
“Did humans evolve from water monkeys?”
“Isn’t evolution just about cultivation? I’ve known it for a long time.”
"But I have never heard of it evolving from water."
However, most of the foreign audiences believe in Christianity.
One of their most common arguments is creationism.
“Of course humans were created by God, Adam and Eve were.”
“I think it is better to say that current science cannot justify itself at all.”
"Is this the theory of human aquatic evolution? It's interesting."
Some biologists know this theoretical hypothesis.
In fact, everything now is just a hypothesis.
Because after many years, it is now recognized as truth and statement.
They will all be overturned to some extent.
Just like the ether theory, it has been used no matter how many times it has been repeated.
“The theory of human aquatic evolution?”
“Someone did mention it in the last century.”
“There were various theories of human evolution at that time. All kinds of things.”
“Even now we don’t know why humans really stand up.”
Mainstream science now believes that the reason why humans stand up is.
It is because the ancestors of mankind came down from the trees.
It is precisely because humans walk upright that they free their hands.
This has made all human actions more efficient.
The biggest difference between humans and some primates is that humans know how to walk upright.
The mainstream saying is that standing up allows humans to see further, save energy, etc.
Why humans walk upright is still a mystery.
What Professor Yan Xin thinks about is, "Why is the evolutionary theory of apes now mainstream."
"Because many great ape fossils have been discovered, forming an evolutionary chain."
“The theory of human aquatic life is not supported by evidence such as fossils at all.”
"Unless." Professor Yan Xin thought of a possibility.
Professor Zhou and his team were camping at the edge of the desert near the center.
At this time, I was watching a black and white TV with a small screen.
This TV has the kind of big butt that was used more than 20 years ago.
There is also a silver antenna extending from the stage.
On the curved black and white screen, the rustling sound of snowflakes could be heard from time to time.
But even so, the four grown men surrounding the tent still watched with gusto.
Originally Professor Zhou and the others wanted to use their mobile phones to watch Ye Zhen’s show.
But they found that in this kind of place, there was no signal at all.
Except for satellite phones, ordinary smartphones are almost indistinguishable from bricks.
The only one who can watch programs is the satellite TV brought by Hassan.
Because Hassan has lived here for too long and has much more experience than them.
Four grown men gathered around a small black and white TV to watch Ye Zhen's program.
Fortunately, Ye Zhen is now famous all over the world, and you can easily find Ye Zhen’s program by searching for it.
The first thing Professor Zhou thought of was the shark that Ye Zhen mentioned before.
"Aren't sharks, or mermaids in the West, just like this?"
"It's just that no one thinks about monkeys."
In the dim tent, only A small lamp shines overhead.
Another luminous object is the black and white TV in front of me.
"Even if there really are water monkeys and the like, the fossils are not something we can find." As an archaeologist, Lao Wu certainly knows the conditions for the formation of fossils.
Even if they can be formed, these fossils may not be in the sea.
How could humans possibly find it?
Si Xiaoping curiously asked Hassan on the side, "Do you have any legends about mermaids?" At this time, the light of the black and white TV was reflected on Hassan's face.
“This is true. I remember our ancestors had legends.”
"It seems to be about the Nomu Water God or something." Hassan fell into memories.
Hassan’s ancestors have lived on the African continent for generations.
But now with the invasion of Western world culture, there is not much of the native African civilization left.
To give a very straightforward example, most Africans can speak French.
French is almost the universal language in Africa.
Because before that, they were colonies of France.
Si Xiaoping didn't understand, "Nomu? Never heard of it."
In Bureau 749, the water monkey was mentioned.
In the last century, there was indeed a lot of commotion for a certain period of time.
Some people say that water monkeys are water ghosts who will drag people into the water to become scapegoats.
At that time, everyone was very superstitious and believed that water monkeys existed.
This caused great panic, which made everyone at that time panicked.
Work and study have been delayed.
Everyone is even more afraid to go out or get close to the river at night.
In addition, during that period of time, people came out from time to time.
It is said that there are water monkeys in a certain river, and they will pull people into the water and eat them.
So much so that now we see various water monkeys in various short videos.
Seeing an otter is also said to be a water monkey, and seeing a hairless dog in the water is also said to be a water monkey.
It’s just that no one thinks water monkeys are real animals anymore.
Only Ning Xiu knew that in the last century.
There was indeed a water monkey, but the name of this water monkey was Wuzhi Qi.
Ning Xiu said to the screen alone: "The strange beast Wu Zhi Qi, the legendary beast."
"It looks like an ape, with a flat nose, a protruding forehead, a white head and a green body, and blazing eyes. , whose head and neck are hundreds of feet long and whose strength exceeds that of nine elephants, is often found in the Huaihe River Water stirs up trouble and harms the people.”
“Captain Ning, isn’t this a water monkey?” Song Xuan asked Ning Xiu curiously: “Isn’t this a legend?”
Ning Xiu shook his head. , "This is not just a legend."
"Why the legend of the Water Monkey is so popular cannot be explained by just a rumor."
As for the fact that it took a lot of manpower to kill Wuzhiqi at that time.
If you ask your grandparents now, they may still remember the water monkey.
If there really is a humanoid creature living in the sea.
It should really be like a mermaid.
Back on the show, Ye Zhen continued to give everyone examples.
“The theory of human aquatic evolution can well explain why humans walk upright.
We all know that if we humans stand for too long, we will strain our lumbar muscles.
A variety of chronic diseases will occur
Knees and waist are particularly prone to problems
Why is this happening? This shows that our bodies are simply not designed to stand for long periods of time.
The gravity of Blue Star is a huge burden for us.
But humans have evolved the ability to walk upright.
If Shuisheng said it, it would be very easy to explain.
Because in the water, if we are lying on all fours.
It is impossible to enter deeper water, and you can explore better by standing up.
The buoyancy in the water allows us to stand better.
Without the burden on the waist and knees.
Another point is that the human perspiration system is too luxurious.
No animal is as luxurious as humans.
When humans dissipate heat and sweat, they excrete precious salt together.
This is an incredible thing in nature on land.
Because salt is something that every animal craves extremely.
Even our daily activities as humans require a certain amount of salt.
But when we dissipate heat and sweat, we directly excrete precious salt.
This is unreasonable and unscientific no matter how you think about it.
Unless it was very easy for humans to obtain salt at that time, that's why it was like this. ”
And where is the place with the most salt? It is undoubtedly the sea!
(End of this chapter)