And their fixed quarter-inch fangs have difficulty penetrating a pair of jeans. Indeed, being wrong would really bite. It's tough to say, especially since most of us don't live according to the severe and unwavering demands of the wild, i.e. we don't need long legs to outstride ill-tempered rhinos, or long arms to reach the upper branches of trees. And even among those who live in harsh environments, shortness can be a boon. Inuit, for example, are blessed with a compact build that helps them retain body heat in the frigid North.
Larger animals dominate in competition for food, mating partners, and nesting space.
With humans, tall salespeople tend to get hired in lieu of shorter colleagues, and they receive higher starting salaries. Proudman's former mentor at Madison, professor of avian physiology Bernard Wentworth, disagrees. He eats the U. of W. surplus ova twice a week, scrambled. Simply put, if an object has a specific gravity less than that of a fluid, it will float on that fluid. Since humans are largely water, your specific gravity weighs in right around that of pure water, measured at 1.0, and you either barely float or barely sink.