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since the neanderthals and modern humans coexisted only for a little period of time, the scientists says that the extinction of neanderthals is due to the rise of modern humans like us, but now, we are civilized and aware of these things,is it possible to coexist together

2007-01-30 17:24:52 · 9 answers · asked by pelican watcher 2 in Social Science Anthropology

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A species doesn't naturally interbreed. Typically there needs to be some sort of separation for a species to evolve. With modern transportation the way it is, it is hard to invision a scenario where this might happen unless it is done with technology and purpose, I suppose.

2007-01-31 04:02:01 · answer #1 · answered by JimZ 7 · 0 0

We probably could not co-exist very well. Either one species would be much superior to the other and dominate it, or the two species would constantly be at war with one another.

Maybe some good competition from resurrected Neanderthals is what we need to bring us together, eh? Bring on the clones! ;)

2007-02-02 16:01:15 · answer #2 · answered by Husker41 7 · 0 0

Technically we already do ,albeit in different degrees of success. A Pygmy is different to a taller person by genetic difference. Frogs have many special differences. It must however be doubtful ,as humans have managed to eradicate ,through avarice, anything they deem fit to improve their lot. One has only to look at slavery which is slowly being replaced by socioeconomic dominance. (the rich get richer and the poor get poorer). I would doubt that a human species could live with it self if 'caste' systems are any example.

2007-01-31 05:15:02 · answer #3 · answered by hoboturkey 1 · 0 0

part of the hypothesis is that interbreeding with the Neanderthals lead to the elimination of the Neanderthal. We are a highly social creature and as such it would be hard to impossible to separate from each other. Even if breeding wasn't possible, our need to compete would drive us to conflict.

2007-01-31 01:30:56 · answer #4 · answered by cyahlaytar 2 · 0 0

The question does not arise as we humans are not in anyway related to deciding,creating and controlling different species in this world.
If neanderthals had existed and got extinct it was a natural process (Darwin's theory of evolutionary process) and humans had no role in it.
Now, we can not create neanderthals and as I said earlier ,the question doesn't arise.
The evolutions are thousands of centuries old happening or disappearing by the natural processes of evolution and the genes and DNAs control them over a period of aeons of time.
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Let us see the dictionary meaning of Neanderthal.
Neanderthal valley in Germany,near Dusseldorf,where evidence of Neanderthal man was first found.
Neanderthal man:A type of powerfully built Paleolithic man who inhabited Europe and Western and Central Asia
Paleolithic: of pertaining to or characteristic of the cultures of the
pleistocene epoch:usually divided intothree periods. they are,
1)Lower Paleolithic c500,000 BC-- c250,000 BC;
2)Middle Paleolithic c250,000 BC--c 60,000 BC;
3) Upper Paleolithic c 60,000 BC-- c 10,000 BC Also; Paleolithic
Pithecanthropus: a member of the genus Pithecanthropus, an extinct genus of ape like man .

2007-01-31 22:53:07 · answer #5 · answered by NQS 5 · 0 1

Heh, no. Check out Darfur. Or Iraq. We can't get along within our own species. As long as each of the new species would compete with each other for resources, they would not get along.

2007-02-02 17:15:24 · answer #6 · answered by random6x7 6 · 0 0

Yes. We would study a new specie if it came about. Maybe isolate it. Humans are afraid of new things.

2007-01-31 01:32:50 · answer #7 · answered by Dennis Fargo 5 · 0 0

We can't coexist with one species.

2007-01-31 01:27:42 · answer #8 · answered by Omni D 5 · 1 0

We can barely coexist with ourselves. I wouldn't press our luck.

2007-01-31 01:28:20 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1 0

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