Neanderthals and Humans May Have Had Sex for Millennia: Study

[Thor_MN]

Source: NBCNews

Neanderthals went extinct in Europe about 40,000 years ago, giving them millennia to coexist with modern humans culturally and sexually, new findings suggest. This research also suggests that modern humans did not cause Neanderthals to rapidly go extinct, scientists added. Neanderthals are the closest extinct relatives of modern humans, and lived in Europe and Asia. Recent findings suggest that Neanderthals were closely related enough to interbreed with ancestors of modern humans — about 1.5 to 2.1 percent of the DNA of anyone outside Africa is Neanderthal in origin.

Read more: http://www.nbcnews.com/science/science-news/neanderthals-humans-may-have-had-sex-millennia-study-n185311

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And here I thought one was supposed to call a doctor after 4 hours.

[rug]

1. Neanderthals were human.

[Zorra]

55. Yes. Traces of Neanderthal DNA are found in all humans outside of Africa. nt

[WestCoastLib]

2. Obviously

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[Kennah]

23. No way

[rpannier]

44. He seems closer to Sahelanthropus

The first chimpanzee/human divergence
He is the result of only the undesirable genetic markers surviving

[yurbud]

66. Was that the first primate to crap his pants to avoid the draft?

[rpannier]

68. No. To avoid evolving

[jmowreader]

57. There is some truth in that...

Now, from what I remember, about ten years ago Texas A&M scientists found what they believed was the "missing link" between man and ape. To test the theory they needed to breed her to a human. None of the Aggies wanted to have sex with her, so they decided to hire someone and put an ad in the Waco Tribune-Herald: "$50,000 To Mate With Ape."

The next day Ted Nugent called.

"Now son, I've got three requirements before I help ya with your little science project."
'Let's hear 'em.'

"First, none of my wives must ever know."
'We can do that."

"Second, the children must be raised Republican."
'We can do that too.'

"And if I can pay it off in installments, I'm definitely interested."

[notadmblnd]

3. ... and their offspring became Republicans

[In_The_Wind]

4. hahahaha!

[Prophet 451]

5. Not really a surprise

Humans have a long history of boning anything and everything they can.

[knightmaar]

12. Dammit ... stole my line.

[littlemissmartypants]

13. Oxytocin is a powerful drug. eom

[dixiegrrrrl]

6. Wonder if some of those cave paintings are an early Craig's List.

"petite almost-woman seeks mate.
Must have a BIG club"

[longship]

28. Sorry. Neanderthals did not make cave paintings.

That was Homo sapiens sapiens.

Neanderthals had art of some sort, but there are no known cave paintings.

And human ancestors also mated with chimp ancestors for a while. Hot monkey love!

(N.B., I know chimps are apes and not monkeys. But who can resist the phrase, Hot monkey love.)

[littlemissmartypants]

51. Hahaha

[littlemissmartypants]

30. And enjoys clubbing. eom

[L0oniX]

7. ...and now you know why there are republicans.

[valerief]

8. Premarital? Golly GeeOP, I hope not. nt

[ruffburr]

9. All i can say-

is: That explains alot

[littlemissmartypants]

31. It certainly solves a few mysteries from

My First marriage.

[Nay]

52. LOLOL!!

[VanGoghRocks]

61. Ladies and germs, we have a thread winner!

[d_r]

10. when I read your headline

I thought the same joke! I was disappointed and yet delighted to see you made it.

[d_r]

11. This is a really sloppy sentence

"...about 1.5 to 2.1 percent of the DNA of anyone outside Africa is Neanderthal in origin. "

[littlemissmartypants]

32. Blame Africa Dammit.

After all we've been through recently and you could have blamed obama.

-lower case o intentional.

J/K

~Lmsp

[Steerpike]

14. Why must people here use this information to somehow equate Republicans with Neanderthals?

I'm sure Neanderthals were kind and insightful in their own way.

[littlemissmartypants]

33. ..

That is truly sweet. N/J

I'm glad to see you!

[sarge43]

45. Thank you

Among other things we have evidence that they cared for their injured and elderly which puts them light years ahead of Republicans.

[raccoon]

49. That's what I say. It's an insult to the Neanderthals to compare them with Republicans. nt

[mac56]

15. This isn't news.

Small town on a Saturday night.

[RKP5637]

27. I don't think they went extinct, yep, they're still around! n/t

[littlemissmartypants]

42. ...

Everywhere.

I had a boss that used to say...
The masses are asses.

But now I know what they really are.


Evil agitators bused in from out of town.


Love, Peace and the Righteous Fight!

~ Lmsp

[flamingdem]

16. Is that why we continue to be attracted to

dumb but voluptous/strong and good looking?

[elias49]

18. Yeah. Like Daryl Hannah in Clan of the Cave Bear.

Kind of makes me wanna go back

[littlemissmartypants]

34. TMI.

LOL!

[rickyhall]

17. Seem like I something like that once. . .

Something about "the sons of Gods* saw the daughters of men that they were fair; and they took them wives of all which they chose."

Some might say it was God singular but in Hebrew the word is Elohim, plural.

A little von Daniken there, just for fun.

[littlemissmartypants]

35. Vagina. nt

[cosmicone]

19. That explains the origins of teabaggers. n/t

[roamer65]

60. Now, now...that statement is unfair to Neanderthals.

They were much more intelligent than baggers.

[daleo]

20. Wow, for millennia

Talk about going at it. I thought all-nighters were impressive.

[littlemissmartypants]

36. Imagine ..

The moaning.

[PeoViejo]

21. ..and I thought I was the only one with a relationship like that n/t

[littlemissmartypants]

37. ...

[PeoViejo]

47. ...

[pscot]

22. We couldn't have rubbed them out

because we were screwing them? that's quite an intellectual leap by the anthropology department.

[mopinko]

24. ^^^^

are there any women on this team?

[flamingdem]

25. It's hard for them to get anything done

when they're being dragged around by their ponytails

[mopinko]

26. apparently

oy. my daughters.

[littlemissmartypants]

41. Where do I sign up?

My fantasy is to have a sex partner strong enough to grab me by the ankles and flip me in the bed.

If I have to endure the hair drag by pony tail to get that ...

I'm all in.

~ pardon the pun~

[sarge43]

46. No, not because we screwed them

Because together we produced fertile offspring as proven by DNA analysis. As the OP noted, individuals whose distant ancestors migrated from Africa are likely to have Neanderthal DNA.

My husband and I have had our DNA analyzed and we both have the typical 2.5% Neanderthal mix. We both have above average IQs, no arrest records and vote Democratic.

Dinosaurs didn't entirely die out; some became birds. The same process with Neanderthals; some became us.

https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/evolution/decoding-neanderthals.html

[NickB79]

59. After that much sex, they were too tired to rub one out. nt

[Lodestar]

29. Well that explains Republicans.... n/t

[littlemissmartypants]

39. Damn.

Now does this mean I have to find a better boyfriend?

~Scratches chin

~Flips hair

~Applies lipstick

~Checks manicure

[candelista]

38. I had a boss with Neanderthal looks.

Low sloping forehead, weak chin, thick brow ridges. Everyone knows someone like this. Maybe some people have a larger share of Neanderthal genes for facial features.

Neanderthal genes for moral qualities would probably be a good thing. Archaeologists tell us that they were pretty nice people, who took care of disabled people all their lives, and buried their dead with flowers.

[littlemissmartypants]

40. Now you've gone and done it.

How did the dead get in this. Don't drag them in. They had nothing to do with it.



Love, Peace and Shelter.
~ Lmsp

[FlaGranny]

48. Maybe, but

blond and red hair were passed down from Neanderthals too. I'm a little too hairy for a lady and I joke that it's my Neanderthal genes (which it probably is).

[rpannier]

43. Rick Santorum will be onTV to blame gay marriage

[nlkennedy]

50. interesting but already known..

It is fascinating, though. Neanderthals were forest oriented hunters and their physiology showed it..

They depleted while the forests were eaten by the ice age...should've learned to haul ass on the plains like homo sapiens..

[packman]

53. My Poster girl

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God, how naive - dinos with a white, bikini clad Raquel back 1,000,000 years ago. Wish I could go back to that acceptance of fantasy as truth.

[littlemissmartypants]

54. And she is still as hot now as she was then.

Science is tricky, but good genes remain evidentiary. She is proof.

Love, Peace and Shelter.
Lmsp

[Xithras]

56. Humans have been caught having sex with farm animals, trees, apple pies & bicycles

Is it really such a shock to find that some may have been interested in this:



or this:



?

A neanderthal in modern clothing could walk down the street of any major American city and wouldn't get a second glance from the people it passed. They weren't homo sapiens, but they WERE human.

[Chan790]

64. Well, they're not unattractive. n/t

[littlemissmartypants]

69. But their

Stripper names are Hot Sauce and Honey?

[NickB79]

58. Damn. And I thought 30 minutes was doing pretty good.

[VanGoghRocks]

62. Whenever I'm in doubt, I turn to Ray Davies (of the Kinks):

I think I'm sophisticated
'Cos I'm living my life like a good homosapien
But all around me everybody's multiplying
Till they're walking round like flies man
So I'm no better than the animals sitting in their cages
In the zoo man
'Cos compared to the flowers and the birds and the trees
I am an ape man

I think I'm so educated and I'm so civilized
'Cos I'm a strict vegetarian
But with the over-population and inflation and starvation
And the crazy politicians
I don't feel safe in this world no more
I don't want to die in a nuclear war
I want to sail away to a distant shore and make like an ape man
I'm an ape man, I'm an ape ape man

[Chorus]I'm an ape man I'm a King Kong man I'm ape ape man
I'm an ape man
'Cos compared to the sun that sits in the sky
Compared to the clouds as they roll by
Compared to the bugs and the spiders and flies
I am an ape man

In man's evolution he has created the cities and
The motor traffic rumble, but give me half a chance
And I'd be taking off my clothes and living in the jungle
'Cos the only time that I feel at ease
Is swinging up and down in a coconut tree
Oh what a life of luxury to be like an ape man
I'm an ape, I'm an ape ape man, I'm an ape man
I'm a King Kong man, I'm a voo-doo man
I'm an ape man
I look out my window, but I can't see the sky
'Cos the air pollution is fogging up my eyes
I want to get out of this city alive
And make like an ape man

[Bridge]Come and love me, be my ape man girl
And we will be so happy in my ape man world
I'm an ape man, I'm an ape ape man, I'm an ape man
I'm a King Kong man, I'm a voo-doo man
I'm an ape man
I'll be your Tarzan, you'll be my Jane
I'll keep you warm and you'll keep me sane
And we'll sit in the trees and eat bananas all day
Just like an ape man.

[littlemissmartypants]

63. Now there's a blast from the past. nt

[yurbud]

65. I could never last that long.

[olddad56]

67. this could explain why GW was the way he was.