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MANKIND in general is imbued with a deep-rooted instinct of interest in the human form, the reality of which is substantiated by the contrast between the uncouthness of the ape and the gracefulness of man, which this interest, working through sexual selection, has brought about.
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SMITH, G. The Human Form 1 . Nature 89, 37–38 (1912). https://doi.org/10.1038/089037a0
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