It turns out that one in 13 people have feet like monkeys!
Chimpanzees go through the jungle by molding their hands and feet around branches and swinging from tree to tree. Humans are believed to have more rigid feet: they’re not as bendy and cannot grip things the way chimps do. At least that’s what scientists thought…until now!
Scientists had believed that thousands of years ago early humans had more flexible feet like the primates but that over centuries of time our feet have turned more rigid because of inventions like shoes. This is probably still true but over more time our feet could have been changing again! About 7% of the world’s population seems to have feet that can bend like chimpanzees and gorillas!
Do you have flexible feet? Here’s how to tell:
Has anyone ever told you, you have flat feet? Then go to a beach and check out your footprint! Can you hold sand in the fold of your foot and point the sand upwards or check your footprint in the sand? Is there a small ridge in the upper-mid section of the print? Then you might be one of the 7%!