Dr. Melissa Ilardo

Yeah, I mean, it's a great question. I don't think we really know. There's a – some people talk about something called the aquatic ape hypothesis that says that one of our ancestors – Sorry, I'm trying not to interrupt, but I just – someone – I've heard of the stoned ape hypothesis. Okay.

Yeah, I mean, it's a great question. I don't think we really know. There's a – some people talk about something called the aquatic ape hypothesis that says that one of our ancestors – Sorry, I'm trying not to interrupt, but I just – someone – I've heard of the stoned ape hypothesis. Okay.

I don't think we really know.

There's a – some people talk about something called the aquatic ape hypothesis that says that one of our ancestors – Sorry, I'm trying not to interrupt, but I just – someone – I've heard of the stoned ape hypothesis.

Okay.

Forgive me for interrupting.

Forgive me for interrupting.

Forgive me for interrupting.

Forgive me for interrupting.

The aquatic ape was right there alongside the stoned ape.

The aquatic ape was right there alongside the stoned ape. But I think that, you know, given the fact that it's present throughout all mammals, I think it's much more likely that it was some very long ago ancestral, you know, proto-mammal that was doing some kind of diving. And because of that, this response is present to varying degrees in all modern mammals. Yeah.

The aquatic ape was right there alongside the stoned ape. But I think that, you know, given the fact that it's present throughout all mammals, I think it's much more likely that it was some very long ago ancestral, you know, proto-mammal that was doing some kind of diving. And because of that, this response is present to varying degrees in all modern mammals. Yeah.

The aquatic ape was right there alongside the stoned ape. But I think that, you know, given the fact that it's present throughout all mammals, I think it's much more likely that it was some very long ago ancestral, you know, proto-mammal that was doing some kind of diving. And because of that, this response is present to varying degrees in all modern mammals. Yeah.

But I think that, you know, given the fact that it's present throughout all mammals, I think it's much more likely that it was some very long ago ancestral, you know, proto-mammal that was doing some kind of diving.

And because of that, this response is present to varying degrees in all modern mammals.

Yeah.

I mean, it seems like it.

I mean, it seems like it. I mean, I've seen, you know, if you take babies and not recommending anyone do this, but like blow in their face, you know, they instinctively hold their breath and can be put underwater. And actually, Bajo, people told me, and I don't know if this is something they actually do, but that the test of a Bajo... is as a baby, they pass the baby under the canoe.

I mean, it seems like it. I mean, I've seen, you know, if you take babies and not recommending anyone do this, but like blow in their face, you know, they instinctively hold their breath and can be put underwater. And actually, Bajo, people told me, and I don't know if this is something they actually do, but that the test of a Bajo... is as a baby, they pass the baby under the canoe.

I mean, it seems like it. I mean, I've seen, you know, if you take babies and not recommending anyone do this, but like blow in their face, you know, they instinctively hold their breath and can be put underwater. And actually, Bajo, people told me, and I don't know if this is something they actually do, but that the test of a Bajo... is as a baby, they pass the baby under the canoe.