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Anonymous Tue 18 May 00:10:15 2021 No.13148355 View Reply Original Report

Quoted By: >>13148418 >>13148442 >>13149656

What is the evolutionary advantage to having visible and differential belly buttons on humans? You can find more prominent belly buttons on naked animals but they aren't the same as human navels

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Anonymous Tue 18 May 2021 00:24:51 No.13148418 Report

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>>13148355
perhaps it's not necessarily an evolutionary benefit but more due to human nature and its inclinations and diversities

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Anonymous Tue 18 May 2021 00:30:14 No.13148442 Report

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>>13148355
so you can collect a tasty snack for later

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Anonymous Tue 18 May 2021 00:32:38 No.13148452 Report

Quoted By: >>13148514

well we clamp and cut so it's bound to look different.

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Anonymous Tue 18 May 2021 00:44:43 No.13148514 Report

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>>13148452
using a tool to cut the umbilical cord doesn't differ an animal using its mouth.
look at how many forms a belly button can take
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Navel#Forms

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Anonymous Tue 18 May 2021 05:43:27 No.13149656 Report

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>>13148355
That's a cute rat.
As for the question, I doubt there's an advantage. We're a very different animal, and in being different we have different belly buttons. Simple as.

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