QuickCheck: Are humans as hairy as chimpanzees?


AS OUR human ancestors evolved, they developed an interesting feature unique among primates: humans are the only "naked apes", meaning we lack the dense body hair as seen in chimpanzees, orangutans or gorillas.

While the hair removal market is a multi-billion-dollar industry, not many people would actually believe themselves to be as hairy as our primate cousins. After all, our body hair is barely visible!

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