tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5870077003894840138.post6260860377026542805..comments2023-10-07T02:16:16.507-07:00Comments on The Primate Diaries: Nightline Highlights Bonobo CrisisEric Michael Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01272418277524164040noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5870077003894840138.post-7624315638069509932009-03-24T23:16:00.000-07:002009-03-24T23:16:00.000-07:00Yes, I've been thinking about that claim for the b...Yes, I've been thinking about that claim for the better part of two days. I'd wondered about that before but the scientific consensus has long been that East Africa is where the Pan-Homo split occurred. I've considered this question at greater length in another post. <BR/><BR/>See <A HREF="http://primatediaries.blogspot.com/2009/03/bonobos-in-garden-of-eden.html" REL="nofollow">Bonobos in the Garden of Eden</A>.Eric Michael Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01272418277524164040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5870077003894840138.post-15103521516667571292009-03-23T19:53:00.000-07:002009-03-23T19:53:00.000-07:00Interesting claim he makes at the end of the segme...Interesting claim he makes at the end of the segment. I don't know much about fossils, but isn't it possible that skeletons don't preserve as nicely in some climates than others? Perhaps the evidence for human origins outside of E. Africa hasn't been found because it doesn't exist, but NOT because it never existed. What do you think?Field Noteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18372584643389870376noreply@blogger.com