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62:3.3 Their [[brains]] were inferior to, and smaller than, those of [[human beings]] but very superior to, and [[comparatively]] much larger than, those of their [[ancestors]]. The twins early displayed superior [[intelligence]] and were soon [[recognized]] as the heads of the whole [[tribe]] of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mammals#Earliest_appearances_of_features dawn mammals], really instituting a [[primitive]] [[form]] of [[social]] [[organization]] and a crude [[economic]] division of labor. This [[Siblings|brother and sister]] mated and soon enjoyed the [[society]] of twenty-one [[children]] much like themselves, all more than four feet tall and in every way superior to the [[ancestral]] [[species]]. This new [[group]] formed the nucleus of the mid-mammals.

62:3.3 Their [[brains]] were inferior to, and smaller than, those of [[human beings]] but very superior to, and [[comparatively]] much larger than, those of their [[ancestors]]. The twins early displayed superior [[intelligence]] and were soon [[recognized]] as the heads of the whole [[tribe]] of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mammals#Earliest_appearances_of_features dawn mammals], really instituting a [[primitive]] [[form]] of [[social]] [[organization]] and a crude [[economic]] division of labor. This [[Siblings|brother and sister]] mated and soon enjoyed the [[society]] of twenty-one [[children]] much like themselves, all more than four feet tall and in every way superior to the [[ancestral]] [[species]]. This new [[group]] formed the nucleus of the mid-mammals.

62:3.4 When the [[numbers]] of this new and superior [[group]] grew great, [[war]], relentless war, broke out; and when the terrible [[struggle]] was over, not a single [[individual]] of the pre-existent and [[ancestral]] race of [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_62#62:2._THE_DAWN_MAMMALS dawn mammals] remained alive. The less numerous but more [[powerful]] and [[intelligent]] offshoot of the [[species]] had [[survived]] at the expense of their [[ancestors]].

62:3.4 When the [[numbers]] of this new and superior [[group]] grew great, [[war]], relentless war, broke out; and when the terrible [[struggle]] was over, not a single [[individual]] of the pre-existent and [[ancestral]] race of [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_62#62:2._THE_DAWN_MAMMALS dawn mammals] remained alive. The less numerous but more [[powerful]] and [[intelligent]] offshoot of the [[species]] had [[survived]] at the expense of their [[ancestors]].

62:3.5 And now, for almost fifteen thousand years (six hundred [[generations]]), this [[creature]] became the [[Dominate|terror]] of this part of the world. All of the great and vicious [[animals]] of former times had perished. The large beasts [[native]] to these regions were not [[carnivorous]], and the larger [[species]] of the cat family, lions and tigers, had not yet invaded this peculiarly sheltered nook of the [[earth]]'s [[surface]]. Therefore did these mid-mammals wax valiant and subdue the whole of their corner of [[creation]].

62:3.5 And now, for almost fifteen thousand years (six hundred [[generations]]), this [[creature]] became the [[Dominate|terror]] of this part of the world. All of the great and vicious [[animals]] of former times had perished. The large beasts [[native]] to these regions were not [[carnivorous]], and the larger [[species]] of the cat family, lions and tigers, had not yet invaded this peculiarly sheltered nook of the [[earth]]'s [[surface]]. Therefore did these mid-mammals wax valiant and subdue the whole of their corner of [[creation]].

62:3.8 As [[time]] passed, the [[natural]] increase in [[numbers]] [[eventually]] resulted in serious [[food]] [[competition]] and [[sex]] [[Competition|rivalry]], all of which culminated in a series of internecine battles that nearly destroyed the entire [[species]]. These [[struggles]] continued until only one [[group]] of less than one hundred [[individuals]] was left alive. But [[peace]] once more prevailed, and this lone [[surviving]] [[tribe]] built anew its [[treetop]] bedrooms and once again resumed a [[normal]] and semipeaceful [[existence]].

62:3.8 As [[time]] passed, the [[natural]] increase in [[numbers]] [[eventually]] resulted in serious [[food]] [[competition]] and [[sex]] [[Competition|rivalry]], all of which culminated in a series of internecine battles that nearly destroyed the entire [[species]]. These [[struggles]] continued until only one [[group]] of less than one hundred [[individuals]] was left alive. But [[peace]] once more prevailed, and this lone [[surviving]] [[tribe]] built anew its [[treetop]] bedrooms and once again resumed a [[normal]] and semipeaceful [[existence]].

62:3.9 You can hardly [[realize]] by what narrow margins your prehuman [[ancestors]] missed [[extinction]] from time to time. Had the [[ancestral]] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frog frog] of all [[humanity]] jumped two inches less on a certain occasion, the whole [[course]] of [[evolution]] would have been markedly changed. The [[immediate]] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lemur lemurlike] [[mother]] of the [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_62#62:2._THE_DAWN_MAMMALS dawn-mammal] [[species]] [[escaped]] [[death]] no less than five times by mere hairbreadth margins before she gave [[birth]] to the [[father]] of the new and higher [[mammalian]] order. But the closest call of all was when [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lightning lightning] struck the tree in which the prospective [[mother]] of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Primates Primates] twins was sleeping. Both of these mid-mammal parents were severely shocked and badly burned; [[three]] of their [[seven]] [[children]] were killed by this bolt from the skies. These [[evolving]] [[animals]] were almost [[superstitious]]. This couple whose treetop [[home]] had been struck were really the [[leaders]] of the more [[progressive]] [[group]] of the mid-mammal species; and following their example, more than half the [[tribe]], embracing the more [[intelligent]] [[families]], moved about two miles away from this locality and began the construction of new [[treetop]] [[abodes]] and new ground [[shelters]]—their transient retreats in time of sudden [[danger]].

62:3.9 You can hardly [[realize]] by what narrow margins your prehuman [[ancestors]] missed [[extinction]] from time to time. Had the [[ancestral]] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frog frog] of all [[humanity]] jumped two inches less on a certain occasion, the whole [[course]] of [[evolution]] would have been markedly changed. The [[immediate]] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lemur lemurlike] [[mother]] of the [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_62#62:2._THE_DAWN_MAMMALS dawn-mammal] [[species]] [[escaped]] [[death]] no less than five times by mere hairbreadth margins before she gave [[birth]] to the [[father]] of the new and higher [[mammalian]] order. But the closest call of all was when [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lightning lightning] struck the tree in which the prospective [[mother]] of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Primates Primates] twins was sleeping. Both of these mid-mammal parents were severely shocked and badly burned; [[three]] of their [[seven]] [[children]] were killed by this bolt from the skies. These [[evolving]] [[animals]] were almost [[superstitious]]. This couple whose treetop [[home]] had been struck were really the [[leaders]] of the more [[progressive]] [[group]] of the mid-mammal species; and following their example, more than half the [[tribe]], embracing the more [[intelligent]] [[families]], moved about two miles away from this locality and began the construction of new [[treetop]] [[abodes]] and new ground [[shelters]]—their transient retreats in time of sudden [[danger]].

62:3.10 Soon after the completion of their [[home]], this couple, veterans of so many struggles, found themselves the proud [[parents]] of twins, the most interesting and important [[animals]] ever to have been [[born]] into the world up to that time, for they were the first of the new [[species]] of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Primate Primates] constituting the next vital step in prehuman [[evolution]].

62:3.10 Soon after the completion of their [[home]], this couple, veterans of so many struggles, found themselves the proud [[parents]] of twins, the most interesting and important [[animals]] ever to have been [[born]] into the world up to that time, for they were the first of the new [[species]] of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Primate Primates] constituting the next vital step in prehuman [[evolution]].

62:3.13 Modern man and the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simian simians] did spring from the same [[tribe]] and [[species]] but not from the same [[parents]]. Man's [[ancestors]] are descended from the superior strains of the selected remnant of this mid-mammal [[tribe]], whereas the modern simians (excepting certain pre-existent types of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lemur lemurs], gibbons, apes, and other monkeylike creatures) are the descendants of the most inferior couple of this mid-mammal group, a couple who only [[survived]] by hiding themselves in a subterranean food-storage [[retreat]] for more than two weeks during the last fierce battle of their [[tribe]], emerging only after the [[Violence|hostilities]] were well over.

62:3.13 Modern man and the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simian simians] did spring from the same [[tribe]] and [[species]] but not from the same [[parents]]. Man's [[ancestors]] are descended from the superior strains of the selected remnant of this mid-mammal [[tribe]], whereas the modern simians (excepting certain pre-existent types of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lemur lemurs], gibbons, apes, and other monkeylike creatures) are the descendants of the most inferior couple of this mid-mammal group, a couple who only [[survived]] by hiding themselves in a subterranean food-storage [[retreat]] for more than two weeks during the last fierce battle of their [[tribe]], emerging only after the [[Violence|hostilities]] were well over.

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[[Category:Paper 62 - The Dawn Races of Early Man]]

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