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Re:Humans Interbred with Four Extinct Hominin Species, Resea... by brohee on Tuesday July 30, 2019 @06:36AM (#20563538)
> my favorite is that we simply outbred them because of our sex appeal

I think not, Homo Sapiens just starves better, Neanderthal superior athleticism came at a huge calorie cost, so when preys became rarer Neanderthal starved faster than Sapiens.

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Re:Humans Interbred with Four Extinct Hominin Species, Resea... by blaser-waffle on Tuesday July 30, 2019 @09:24AM (#20564575)
As does are relatively short height. Shorter folks make it through famines better. The recent resurgences of tall folks is a byproduct of our caloric abundance.
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