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WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF LIFE NEVER HAD LEFT THE OCEAN

HOMO AQUATICUS?

By tahamina tabassumPublished 12 days ago 3 min read
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WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF LIFE NEVER HAD LEFT THE OCEAN
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of problems Prehistoric primates utilized branches and leaves to construct their houses in caverns.

Then, unintentionally, someone lit a fire, changing the rules of the game and causing the brain to form new connections that eventually led to abstract reasoning. People created tunnels and bonfires, observed the shadows that flames cast on the walls, and started to perceive visions in their minds. Their ancestors eventually began to sketch, and over millions of years, they progressively changed into Homo sapiens. Nobody can say with certainty how this occurred, but let's assume that evolution proceeded in this manner and that the struggle for existence shaped the human brain. Let's head back to the ocean now.

In locations where they can swim, fish do not need to reach any branches or fruit food since they can move side to side and up and down.

circling them in the air Fish can alter their minds even if they have cold blood and don't need to hide from the rain or anything else. They are no longer in need of making fires, roots, or shelters. Fish often surface to witness the sun's intense light streaming through the crystal-clear water; they also see the stunning moon and starry sky, which naturally causes their brains to form new neural connections. Fish are unable to explore the land due to their gilb-based breathing system, but their curiosity does.

talk to one another and begin to understand the life cycle of the ocean.

Some fish build enormous colonies and homes within coral reefs, although these dwellings are more like enormous anthills than actual structures. Fish remain there for protection from predators and to relax. They encounter other adversaries as well. Birds, gulls, and pelicans pounce on fish that rise to the surface. Conversely, little fish decide not to swim there and pass legislation making it illegal for them to do so. This unwritten rule's emergence impacts society. Some fish have been trained to bite gulls in the mouth and carry sharp objects like shells, coral pieces, or stones to deter them. The fish hit the gulls' feet when they snatch them.

Fish assault the water's surface from all directions as seagulls dive below it, and corals also manage to subdue their aerial adversaries.

Fish examine the seagull's body to discover how it can breathe and fly at the surface. Fish mature into sentient creatures akin to extremely advanced dolphins. They continue to learn more about the planet, but they don't attempt to get out of the water because they don't need to. That is, until they discover something unsettling. Fish notice the huge, bald, smooth-skinned animals that jump into the water as they swim toward the coast. Although fish approach to familiarize themselves with them, these animals ensnar them with their webbed hands. Fish now face a more formidable opponent.

The Sea People can understand these creatures because they are fierce, strong, and intelligent.

Let's look at seals, dolphins, whales, and walruses back in the real world. Since all of these animals are categorized as mammals, their internal blood is heated. But what is it that sets them apart from fish so much? Sea lions and seals are related to dogs. Manatees and elephants have comparable ancestry. All of these mammals' progenitors were cold-blooded fish, whose bodies began to change and their blood temperature increased when they emerged from the water and began to explore the land. Some of these animals, though, made the decision to stay close to the water. Hippos and other hoofed animals are marine equivalents of whales and dolphins.

adapted to the watery surroundings They didn't explore the land for a number of reasons, and some of the species took refuge in the water.

rivals Perhaps some of them turned into finned animals, which can breathe underwater for brief periods of time without the need for gills, because they could no longer endure the extreme heat for a sustained length of time. Imagine monkeys who were arboreal migrating to the coast; they would develop hairless skin, develop webbing on their fingers, and be completely covered in a thick coating of fat. These animals would develop intelligence, transform into aquatic life forms, and gain the weight of polar bears due to subcutaneous fat.

This is due to the fact that fat is an essential component for all marine mammals.

They have a lot of fat to keep their body warm, and it also helps them move quickly and easily.

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