Conversation between two apes explained

My chimp/chump story from last week is a simplified example of how one ape species split into two.  This splitting is called speciation.  The apes in the story are members of the species that was the most recent common ancestor of humans and chimpanzees (and bonobos.)

Let’s pause for one of the digressions I like to [...]

“Fun” science quiz turns into religious debate

Science writers need to find ways to explain the world without pushing people’s buttons…
People don’t take advice when they are pissed at you.

What kind of man defaces a defenseless textbook? What do you want to do with your life?

So what about the fat metal kid? He didn’t listen to any authority figure. What does evolution say about him? I am not aware that anyone has isolated a Dokken fandom gene. If it exists, it wasn’t being passed on much 25 years ago.