Why do humans have the biggest butts in the animal kingdom?

[dnealy]

Originally published at: Why do humans have the biggest butts in the animal kingdom? | Boing Boing

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[Jesse13927]

I don’t know about you, but I primarily use mine for sitting.

[nick_warr]

Apart from us being fulltime bipeds, and it being the motor for propelling us?

[BakaNeko]

[euansmith]

“I am Gluteus Maximus, are you not entertained?!”

[wolfman_al2]

We do?
What about baboons?

[BakaNeko]

[nick_warr]

Biggest, not fanciest…

[DiveGirl]

I always thought kangaroos had the biggest trunk (+ frunk!) but maybe they’re mostly thigh chonk. Clearly this demands further study.

[snigs]

Wonder if some extinct species would be bigger, or if excluding the mass of the tail makes a difference.

[NukeML]

Where’s Sir Mix A Lot when you need him?

I wouldn’t say we need him

[FloridaManJefe]

is this to say that my butt is proportionally larger than that of a draft horse?

“does this butt make my butt look big?”

[Beanolini]

@dnealy

I’m talking about a ratio of butt to body size, in which humans are unmatched.

Fat-tailed sheep disagrees.

[Papasan]

Why you ask? Because we’re full of poo poo. Your hiney is a poop delivery machine, evolution people, evolution.

[HMSGoose]

[milliefink]

Yep. It’s the fudge machine.

Amy Schumer Milk Milk Lemonade

[generic_name]

Tam Elle

[euansmith]

“Do I look big in this butt?”

[KathyPartdeux]

[jerwin]

You should be able to drown in a butt of sweet sweet malmsey.