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annul t1_j9j3rh1 wrote

Reply to comment by anakro22 in What are more accepted hypotheses that similarly explain the aspects of hominid evolution that the "pseudoscientific" aquatic ape theory does? by KEVLAR60442

> Any animal, not getting enough DHA and living on land, tends to get 'big', but not smart.

does this mean we could selectively breed smarter and smarter monkeys (etc) by feeding them extra DHA, over multiple generations?

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Sylvurphlame t1_j9jrs1k wrote

> feeding them extra DHA, over multiple generations?

If you have a few hundred thousands years to spare, sure. It’s possible. Anatomically modern humans, genus Homo, as in “could walk down the street in clothes and you probably would not notice” have been around between 100,000 - 250,000 years depending on who defines “anatomically modern.”

But upright walking ape hominids have been around much longer, like a million plus.

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