Were the ancestors of modern humans more aquatic than those of other great apes?
Elaine Morgan was born in 1920 and after studying at Oxford University worked as a television writer. In 1972 she published The Descent of Woman suggesting that human evolution had an aquatic origin. This idea was attacked at first by scientists but the book became an international bestseller. In the decades since Morgan's aquatic ape hypothesis has gained widespread support.
"Attenborough asks whether this theory is any closer to achieving
mainstream acceptance." --BBC Focus, on The Waterside Ape
"She is more scientific than Genesis, more up to date than Darwin,
more fun than Ardrey, and she writes better than Desmond Morris."
--Sunday Telegraph
"Sir David Attenborough takes to the radio to mull over a once
ridiculed idea about human evolution . . . Attenborough shows how
the theory has gained traction." --Times, on The Waterside Ape
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