SciShow: Why Do Humans Have Butts?

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Content of the Lesson: If you've been wondering why we have butts, wonder no more! We have an answer for you. Hosted by: Michael Aranda SciShow has a spinoff podcast! It's called SciShow Tangents. Check it out at http://www.scishowtangents.org ---------- Support SciShow by becoming a patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scishow ---------- Huge thanks go to the following Patreon supporters for helping us keep SciShow free for everyone forever: Silas Emrys, Charles Copley, Drew Hart, Jeffrey Mckishen, James Knight, Christoph Schwanke, Jacob, Matt Curls, Christopher R Boucher, Eric Jensen, Lehel Kovacs, Adam Brainard, Greg, GrowingViolet, Ash, Laura Sanborn, Sam Lutfi, Piya Shedden, KatieMarie Magnone, Scott Satovsky Jr, charles george, Alex Hackman, Chris Peters, Kevin Bealer ---------- Looking for SciShow elsewhere on the internet? Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/scishow Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/scishow Tumblr: http://scishow.tumblr.com Instagram: http://instagram.com/thescishow ---------- Sources: https://www.loc.gov/everyday-mysteries/biology-and-human-anatomy/item/what-is-the-strongest-muscle-in-the-human-body/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/14527626/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27765147/ https://www.sbs.com.au/topics/science/humans/article/2016/06/29/ask-evolution-why-we-have-butt-cheeks https://gizmodo.com/why-do-we-have-butts-1826004199 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20065965/ https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/ajpa.1330360303 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4718477/ https://jeb.biologists.org/content/209/11/2143 https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/BF02436430 https://www.nature.com/articles/nature03052 https://massivesci.com/articles/butts-shape-big-anthropologist-evolution-how-why-explainer/ Image Sources: https://www.istockphoto.com/vector/isolated-peach-illustration-gm630020582-112280117 https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/sore-behind-rhesus-monkey-leaning-over-showing-red-behind-gm1299682442-392231288 https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/happy-little-girl-standing-on-head-upside-down-gm638278154-114349839 https://www.storyblocks.com/video/stock/happy-teenage-girl-climbing-on-sand-dune-in-desert-low-angle-view-of-excited-barefoot-teenage-girl-in-white-shorts-climbing-up-sand-dune-in-desert-at-summertime-rtblyoppukbpwzqsu https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/gluteus-maximus-muscle-anatomy-for-medical-concept-3d-illustration-gm1289203782-384949747 https://www.storyblocks.com/video/stock/closeup-female-legs-running-on-urban-street-fitness-woman-finishing-running-in-slow-motion-sporty-girl-jogging-fast-on-city-street-fit-girl-training-run-exercise-in-city-bfwqdmc6rk40ylmp4 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Em_-_Homo_erectus,_Turkana_boy_-_1.jpg https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/3d-illustration-of-human-full-body-skeleton-with-muscles-veins-and-arteries-gm1174641309-326770702 https://www.storyblocks.com/video/stock/20-may-2018-kazan-russia---kazan-marathon-sportsmen-runners-at-the-marathon-in-the-city-slow-motion-bfv9nqzyqjhh8zkbr


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