Despite the inaccuracy, I used ‘monkey’ rather than ape for the connotations and imagery. And yes, our ancestors were never completely solitary, but the general trend is that we went form something kind of like an orangutan to something that could be ordered into the trenches of WW1.
The claim that we have any monkey-like ancestor that was mostly living alone and not as part of a group is new to me. Do you have any sources for it?
Lemur’s who share non-monkey ancestors with us are also social creatures.
Despite the inaccuracy, I used ‘monkey’ rather than ape for the connotations and imagery. And yes, our ancestors were never completely solitary, but the general trend is that we went form something kind of like an orangutan to something that could be ordered into the trenches of WW1.
Do you have any evidence that we had ancestors that were as solitary as orangutans? Why do you believe that any pre-homo ancestor was more solitary?