'Humans evolved after a female chimpanzee mated with a pig': Extraordinary claim made by American geneticist
Dr Eugene McCarthy points to features that distinguish us from primates

He says that the only animals which also have these features are pigs

Controversial hypothesis has been met by significant opposition

By DAMIEN GAYLE
PUBLISHED: 09:45, 30 November 2013 | UPDATED: 10:49, 30 November 2013

The human species began as the hybrid offspring of a male pig and a female chimpanzee, a leading geneticist has suggested.
The startling claim has been made by Eugene McCarthy, of the University of Georgia, who is also one of the worlds leading authorities on hybridisation in animals.

He points out that while humans have many features in common with chimps, we also have a large number of distinguishing characteristics not found in any other primates.

Dr McCarthy says these divergent characteristics are most likely the result of a hybrid origin at some point far back in human evolutionary history.

What's more, he suggests, there is one animal that has all of the traits which distinguish humans from our primate cousins in the animal kingdom.

'What is this other animal that has all these traits?' he asks rhetorically. 'The answer is Sus scrofa, the ordinary pig.'

Dr McCarthy elaborates his astonishing hypothesis in an article on Macroevolution.net, a website he curates. He is at pains to point out that that it is merely a hypothesis, but he presents compelling evidence to support it.

Scientists currently suppose that chimpanzees are humans' closest living evolutionary relatives, a theory amply backed by genetic evidence.
However, as Dr McCarthy points out, despite this genetic similarity, there are a massive number of divergent anatomical characteristics distinguishing the two species.

These distinguishing characteristics, including hairless skin, a thick layer of subcutaneous fat, light-coloured eyes, protruding noses and heavy eyelashes, to name but a few, are unmistakeably porcine, he suggests.

There are also a number of less obvious but equally inexplicable similarities between humans and pigs in the structure of the skin and organs.
Indeed, pig skin tissues and heart valves can be used in medicine because of their similarity and compatibility with the human body.

The rest of it's here...

www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-...ican-geneticist.html

It's an interesting theory. They always say dogs look up to us, cats look down on us, and pigs view us as equals.

No doubt there'll be some mad scientist somewhere dabbling with combining these 2 animals' genes as we speak.

Well that explains a lot! Case closed on humans!

So are white's more piggy and blacks more chimpy?

I was unaware that different species of animal could interbreed,i thought it was impossible,why don't we see half dog half cat animals walking around then,sounds very far fetched to me but i don't know anything about genetics.

Is there a time period when this event has meant to have taken place,did it involve pigs which are known as domestic pigs,if so who domesticated (bred) these pigs.

The fact that we show similarities to other animals via genetics is not unusual as we most likely share the same mother (earth).

Perhaps they didn't mate. Perhaps it was aliens doing some genetic engineering. For fun.

Gilly wrote:
An alien sneezed while visiting earth and we evolved from that,bogey babies.

Would explain a lot actually. We do apparently taste like pork too, and are hence sometimes referred to as 'long-pig' by those in the know.

Do we have a problem here?

Perhaps that's why some religions tell us it's a sin to eat pig meat. Because their teachings were composed by aliens, who'd made us, and thought it might be a bit bad form for us to be cannibals.

or more likely they wanted all the bacon and Melton Mowbray pork pies for themselves.

Gilly wrote:
I often wondered about that...the stock response is that most religions originated in quite hot climates where it was difficult to keep meat fresh, but they never excluded all meats, did they?

Rotten creeps!

Hey - what's that legend under your avatar, Feather!?!

So it's true - they're obliged to reveal themselves to us. *legs it to safety*.

Ab Origine wrote:
I've wondered about that too.

Gilly wrote:
Wut?

All I see is the usual gubbins


Has Ab's stuck something on my back?

Many, many times...heartface.

I fucking set myself up for that eh!

feather wrote:
I can't do fancy pointy things like you...but Gilly means this bit...
Must admit I've been trying to figure it out myself...with a little trepidation I might add!

Creep innit?!

When you were here before
Couldn't look you in the eye
You're just like an angel
Your skin makes me cry

You float like a feather
In a beautiful world
I wish I was special
You're so fucking special

But I'm a creep, I'm a weirdo
What the hell am I doing here?
I don't belong here

I don't care if it hurts
I want to have control
I want a perfect body
I want a perfect soul

I want you to notice
When I'm not around
You're so fucking special
I wish I was special

But I'm a creep, I'm a weirdo
What the hell am I doing here?
I don't belong here

She's running out the door
She's running out
She run, run, run, run
Run

Whatever makes you happy
Whatever you want
You're so fucking special
I wish I was special

But I'm a creep, I'm a weirdo
What the hell am I doing here?
I don't belong here
I don't belong here

Yeah right, Mr Feather of the Lambs...

Now sing 'em this: