• Question: wat is the probability that humans will evolve to have wings?

    Asked by hannahplik to Ed, Katie, Sam, Steve, Vera on 22 Jun 2011. This question was also asked by natalia666.
    • Photo: Steven Daly

      Steven Daly answered on 21 Jun 2011:

      I think it is very unlikely that we will ever have wings. There is no actual reason for humans to develop them, infact there is a good reason not to. Our arms and hands are very important for almost everything we do, and wings would have to evolve from them. This would make us much worse at making things, or using tools.

    • Photo: Ed Morrison

      Ed Morrison answered on 21 Jun 2011:

      Humans are too heavy for wings to allow us to fly. Birds can only fly because they are much smaller and their bones are hollow.

    • Photo: Vera Weisbecker

      Vera Weisbecker answered on 21 Jun 2011:

      Like Steven and Ed said,the probability is very low for humans to evolve wings out of their arms. It is als developmentally impossible for humans to develop wings as an extra pair of limbs – the developing embryo growing these wings would not survive.

    • Photo: Sam Tazzyman

      Sam Tazzyman answered on 22 Jun 2011:

      Good job we can invent aeroplanes then!

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