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Why do humans have such soft skin?

Asked by FireMadeFlesh (16593points) August 20th, 2014

I cannot think of another mammal that has skin as fragile as that of a human. A paper cut is, I think, a purely human problem. Why is this? Why did we not maintain the tough skin of the other great apes?

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