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In 1960, the marine biologist Sir Alister Hardy published a paper proposing what is now known as the Aquatic Ape Theory (ATT) about human evolution.

Resources in This Category

• Aquatic Ape Theory: Sink or Swim?

  http://www.aquaticape.org/
  A critique of the aquatic ape theory, with examples refuting the basic premises of the theory.

• Aquatic Man and African Eve

  http://www.sondela.co.uk/
  Two electronic books written by Denis Montgomery. The books may also be downloaded in PDF format.

• BBC Radio 4: The Waterside Ape

  http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b07w4y98/
  Sir David Attenborough presents two audio programs which examine evidence on the controversial theory of human origins moving towards to mainstream acceptance.

• Did Humans Descend from "Aquatic Apes"?

  http://www.straightdope.com/mailbag/maquaticape.html
  A Straight Dope column criticizing the aquatic ape hypothesis.

• Elaine Morgan: I Believe We Evolved from Aquatic Apes

  http://www.ted.com/talks/elaine_morgan_says_we_evolved_from_aquatic_apes.html
  Long-term aquatic ape hypothesis proponent Elaine Morgan giving a 17-minute video lecture on the topic at the Technology, Entertainment and Design (TED) conference. Includes viewers comments.

• Evolution, A Suitable Case for Treatment

  https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg12917525-300-review-evolution-a-suitable-case-for-treatment/
  A New Scientist article critical of the Aquatic Ape Theory.

• Marc Verhaegen's papers in Human Evolution

  http://www.academia.edu/8732353/Marc_Verhaegens_papers_in_Human_Evolution
  Speculations in science symposium available to read online. [download requires social media login]

• River Apes

  http://www.riverapes.com/
  Promotes a variation on the aquatic ape theory that suggests humans evolved from two hominids that were adapted to a water-side habitat.

• The Aquatic Ape Theory

  http://survive2012.com/aquatic_ape_theory.php
  Abstract from an online book called Survive 2012.

• The Evolution of Bipedalism and the Aquatic Ape Theory by Biskie

  http://boltonian.edublogs.org/2008/03/13/the-evolution-of-bipedalism-and-the-aquatic-ape-theory-by-biskie/
  Blog on this subject, with readers' comments.

• The Repercussions of Aquatic Ape Theory

  http://www.hughdower.com/Ape.htm
  Article by Hugh Dower, an evolutionary philosopher, arguing that it is necessary for evolution theory to re-accept the transmission of acquired characteristics as a reality.

• Water and Human Evolution

  http://users.ugent.be/~mvaneech/Symposium.html
  Papers from a symposium at University Gent, Flanders, Belgium.

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