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What's unusual about a descended larynx?

The reason we evolved a descended larynx, he argues, has less to do with language than with the advantages that come with size.

Fitch found that animals like lions and koalas also have a descended larynx, and, equally important, he showed that bigger animals have deeper voices.

"We lack fur, walk upright, have big brains and subcutaneous fat and have a descended larynx, a feature common among aquatic animals but not apes".

It has been suggested that a descended larynx may be the result of evolutionary pressures to exaggerate size, allowing individuals to gain advantages during sexual competition.

As a biologist with a special interest in animal communication, Fitch discovered that red deer possess a descended larynx, an anatomical feature that scientists had previously believed was unique to human beings and central to the development of speech.

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A descending Abba piano!

Someone sang long notes in a descending chromatic scale.

(a) Descending trend.

a Descending branch of the descending genicular artery (DGA).

Interestingly, both the layers show a descending behavior.

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