Roth_Burkemk
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Swinging a fist at nature
Chimpanzees are the species closest to us in nature, but if we look at their hands, it's not hard to see the difference between the two. Chimpanzees have longer palms, which allow them to grip their four fingers like hooks, a trait they have been selected for by living in tropical rainforests for years, where an inch between fingertip and branch can mean the difference between life and death as they dart from branch to branch. However, this elongated palm also brings a problem, that is, the chimpanzee's hand is difficult to clench into a compact fist like the human hand, because their thumb and other four fingers are relatively farther apart. Therefore, chimpanzees rely more on sharp teeth, palm strikes and tearing than fists when fighting.
By Roth_Burkemk3 years ago in FYI