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1. bwnkl · 1791141558 · focus · HN ↗

   > for example the 2026 discovery that interbreeding was predominantly between Neanderthal males and human females, and not between Neanderthal females and human males.

   I thought this was an interesting detail in the article, and trying to find out more about a possible reason for this discrepancy, I found a recent paper concluding that this was possibly due to mate preference [1]. Neanderthal dudes were smoking hot!

   [1]: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.science.org&#x2F;doi&#x2F;abs&#x2F;10.1126&#x2F;science.aea6774" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.science.org&#x2F;doi&#x2F;abs&#x2F;10.1126&#x2F;science.aea6774

   1. dyauspitr · 1791183096 · focus · HN ↗

      Possibly, but I think there was something about the Neanderthal female uterus not being able to host the offspring that was part human.

      1. tovej · 1791185010 · focus · HN ↗

         Psst. Neanderthals were humans too, just not HS.

         1. modo_mario · 1791185195 · focus · HN ↗

            Would they not be considered a separate species especially if they have trouble interbreeding?

            1. tovej · 1791185790 · focus · HN ↗

               Yes, a separate species of humans.

               Still humans.

               HS are sometimes called &quot;modern humans&quot; to differentiate.

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