South Africa is the farthest from equater, why aren't the natives, very light or olive skin tone??

[Äike]

I know, but the evolutionary theory says that spending too much years in one environment should lead to body changes due to adaptation. There's no big difference between skin colour of Northern American Indians and South American ones. Maybe more time is needed to become black?

Exactly, from an evolutionary perspective, the American Indians are quite "new" in their current habitat.

[Equinox]

How long does it take? It is my understanding that the Polynesian peoples adapted in a relatively smaller time-frame than that of the Amerinds, yet the former have changed far more than the latter.

[RoyBatty]

how does a good question make me dumb??

Perhaps standards of excellence are a bit more lax where you come from but in my opinion the question that you posed doesn't qualify as particularly good.
Frankly, it's embarrassing to see you describe it as "a good question".

This is why:

I was so damn curious to know why aren't native south africans (Afrikaans) like lighter then the rest of Sub-sahara africa since the latitudes even reach almost -35?

Explanation:

Firstly, Afrikaans is a language not a "native south africans" (whatever that was supposed to mean).

Afrikaners meaning, the people from Southern Africa who have Afrikaans as their native (no pun intended) language are mostly white. They are descended from Europeans. They are not dark skinned nor are they Obama flavoured Blacks / Africans / Bantu people.

Thirdly, South African Blacks / Africans / Bantus ARE usually lighter skinned than Blacks / Africans from West and Central Africa.

I guess that pile of rocks you where talking about is you.

Afraid not.

[SilverKnight]

Perhaps standards of excellence are a bit more lax where you come from but in my opinion the question that you posed doesn't qualify as particularly good.
Frankly, it's embarrassing to see you describe it as "a good question".

This is why:



Explanation:

Firstly, Afrikaans is a language not a "native south africans" (whatever that was supposed to mean).

Afrikaners meaning, the people from Southern Africa who have Afrikaans as their native (no pun intended) language are mostly white. They are descended from Europeans. They are not dark skinned nor are they Obama flavoured Blacks / Africans / Bantu people.

Thirdly, South African Blacks / Africans / Bantus ARE usually lighter skinned than Blacks / Africans from West and Central Africa.



Afraid not.

Well I absolutely feel good at asking the question, not embarrass by it. Second, I didn't know about Afrikaans being of European ancestry that where born in South Africa, that's call learning moron.

I heard about the Bantus before, but I didn't took it into consideration, i thought there might have being other natives from Southern Africa who might be a bit more lighter, but now I know that's not the case.

You see, you're does kind of persons who love to give personal and incoherent insults with the purpose of feeling more "superior", like example when you mentioned the place where I'm coming from, you see I'm very proud, no even better EXTREMELY proud of where I come from, we might not be a developed country yet, but we sure very happy people with a strong sense of family union, cordial principles and with a rich history.

But I won't get into that topic anymore, so how about you get your " principles of excellence" and apply them in here by not behaving like little brat. up

[Loki]

Wikipedia is of great use these days, for those who haven't yet discovered it.

[Falkata]

People, you have some weird theories about evolution If your father is white but spent too much time under the sun and he looks kind of brownish now, their kids will be white anyway. The traits that you acquire during your life are not inherited by your kids.
There´s hardly a natural selection in humans in the XXI century. Also, it´s a proccess that would take thousands of years. But as i´ve said , to be pale nowadays is not a disadvantage in South Africa, in the sense that the birth rate or the mortality is not altered by skin colour.

I know, but the evolutionary theory says that spending too much years in one environment should lead to body changes due to adaptation.

Your skin can change due to adaptation, but not your genes. If there´s not natural selection involved nothing will change.

I think the same question goes with relatively dark (for Asians) pigmentation of Inuits and other populations near the North Pole. Dark complexion helps the body to preserve more Vitamin D, something important on the North Pole, however is that needed on the Equator, where the people are also dark?

It´s the opposite, white skin was an adaptation to a different enviroment with less sunlight. White skin absorbs and sintetize much better the sunlight than dark skin. African immigrants in north Europe use to have more problems with the lack of vitamin D than the natives.

[Grumpy Cat]

Wikipedia is of great use these days, for those who haven't yet discovered it.

Wikipedia isn't very useful.

Ever look up your own ethnic group on Wikipedia???

I never knew Acadians ate seal meat until then.

[Lulletje Rozewater]

How long does it take? It is my understanding that the Polynesian peoples adapted in a relatively smaller time-frame than that of the Amerinds, yet the former have changed far more than the latter.

It depends on the need for a personto adapt to an environment.
A lot of Afrkaner/Boer have thick noses,not due to race mixing,but to the need to adapt to the highlands air intake.
It is easier to breath in Capetown then in Johannesburg for some and 3 hundred years could do the trick

[Lulletje Rozewater]

People, you have some weird theories about evolution If your father is white but spent too much time under the sun and he looks kind of brownish now, their kids will be white anyway. The traits that you acquire during your life are not inherited by your kids.
There´s hardly a natural selection in humans in the XXI century. Also, it´s a proccess that would take thousands of years. But as i´ve said , to be pale nowadays is not a disadvantage in South Africa, in the sense that the birth rate or the mortality is not altered by skin colour.




Your skin can change due to adaptation, but not your genes. If there´s not natural selection involved nothing will change.




It´s the opposite, white skin was an adaptation to a different enviroment with less sunlight. White skin absorbs and sintetize much better the sunlight than dark skin. African immigrants in north Europe use to have more problems with the lack of vitamin D than the natives.

Generally correct,BUT evolution goes also in spurts see the fruit fly saga.

[Lulletje Rozewater]

Wikipedia isn't very useful.

Ever look up your own ethnic group on Wikipedia???

I never knew Acadians ate seal meat until then.

Wiki for dumbos also said that the Acadians regurgitate