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Conversely, a long distance between nose and mouth appears gerontomorphic, even apish and brutish as various great apes closely related to humans, e.g. Chimpanzees, have strong forward growth of the maxilla, presumably owing to less self-domesticated nature, consumption of raw rather than cooked meat, and using their mouth as a mechanical tool like many other animals do to eat their prey (rather than using their hands like humans). | Conversely, a long distance between nose and mouth appears gerontomorphic, even apish and brutish as various great apes closely related to humans, e.g. Chimpanzees, have strong forward growth of the maxilla, presumably owing to less self-domesticated nature, consumption of raw rather than cooked meat, and using their mouth as a mechanical tool like many other animals do to eat their prey (rather than using their hands like humans). | ||
However, at the same time, men's maxilla (as well as mandible) is ''wider'',<ref>http://journalijcar.org/sites/default/files/issue-files/1662-A--2017.pdf</ref> hence a particularly long maxilla (relatively to the width) may also affect this ratio in men disadvantageously. | However, at the same time, men's maxilla (as well as mandible) is sligthly ''wider'' than women's,<ref>http://journalijcar.org/sites/default/files/issue-files/1662-A--2017.pdf</ref> hence a particularly long maxilla (relatively to the width) may also affect this ratio in men disadvantageously. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||