Why Do Humans Have Butts?

If you've been wondering why we have butts, wonder no more! We have an answer for you.

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Sources:
https://www.loc.gov/everyday-mysteries/biology-and-human-anatomy/item/what-is-the-strongest-muscle-in-the-human-body/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/14527626/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27765147/
https://www.sbs.com.au/topics/science/humans/article/2016/06/29/ask-evolution-why-we-have-butt-cheeks
https://gizmodo.com/why-do-we-have-butts-1826004199
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20065965/
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/ajpa.1330360303
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4718477/
https://jeb.biologists.org/content/209/11/2143
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/BF02436430
https://www.nature.com/articles/nature03052
https://massivesci.com/articles/butts-shape-big-anthropologist-evolution-how-why-explainer/

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