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Children, eyes front, please.

Your writing assignment
for this week is a report

on one of the following men.

All of them are scientists.

Uh, they're physicists
or astronomers...

Thanks, Brian.

Laid many of
our scientific principles.

Oh, anything from...

understanding how we look
at the stars...

What's wrong with him?

To understanding
why things...fall.

Brian, go get Mom.

Looks bad.

Yes, this is it.

Some kinda medical book?

Oh, not quite.

"The Descent of Man"
by Charles Darwin.

It was just published.
It's all the talk back East.

- Oh, what's it about?
- Well,

it presents the theory that man
evolved from a lower life-form.

Lower life-form?

Yes, an animal
similar to an ape, but, uh...

We were once apes?

- Ma, come quick!
- What is it?

There's something
wrong with the Reverend.

Go on, get!

- Reverend!
- I'm fine.

I just...

I must've blacked out.

Oh, it's that wisdom tooth
of yours, isn't it?

- I'm fine.
- You're burning up.

It's probably abscessed.

I'm afraid you won't be able
to ignore that any longer.

- Are you gonna pull it, Ma?
- No.

Jake has better equipment
for that kind of work.

You should see the pliers
he's got.

- But...
- It's all right.

We'll use chloroform.
You won't feel a thing.

Cal, Alice, Tommy,

uh, will you take the Reverend
to the clinic?

Colleen, I want you to go
with them.

Give him some willow bark tea.

Oh, now, wait a minute.

I can't just leave.

What about the children?

Well, I'll look after them.

Yes, but if I'm gonna be gone
for a while,

then who'll teach 'em?

Dorothy's been so busy lately.

It's all right.
I'll teach them.

What about your practice?

I'll manage.

Besides, it'll only be
for a few days,

and by then,
you should be as good as new.

Oh, thank god.

- Bye.
- Bye, Reverend.

- There we go.
- Feel better.

Throw it!

I got it! I got it!

- Hey, what about me?
- Just toss it!

Hey, over yonder!
Go over the other way!

Hey, Mary Ann.

- You eat your lunch already?
- I didn't bring one.

Oh.

Oh, no.

She gave me blueberries.

You don't like 'em?

Not really.

- You want 'em?
- Sure.

Don't worry.

They're always kinda mean
to new kids.

They'll get used to ya.

Your Pa forgot your lunch
yesterday, too, didn't he?

He's not my Pa.

He's not?

He's called a guardian.

It means he protects me.

Where are your parents?

They died.

My Ma died, too.

But I thought Dr. Mike
was your mom.

She adopted me.

Well, hello there!

You must be Mary Ann Daggett.

It's always nice
to see new faces in town.

Did you find the blueberries
I packed for you?

I know they're your favorite.

Um, yeah.

Thanks.

Ma, don't!

Just straightening out
your hair.

It's a mess.

Look at that.

Look at him.

- Not here.
- I see. I'm sorry.

Oh, the tooth seems to have
come in at an angle.

And there's a lot of decay.

The sooner it comes out,
the better.

Finally get a chance
to try out them new pliers.

Why would a tooth
come in at an angle like that?

Well, not enough room
in the mouth.

That's the problem
with wisdom teeth.

They're pretty much useless.

Doesn't make any sense.

How's that?

Why would God give man wisdom
teeth if he doesn't need 'em?

Well, perhaps there was a time
when man did need them.

So Jake put the tooth
in the jar,

and he was showing
it to everyone.

It was huge.

How's the Reverend doin'?

Well, he's gonna be sore
for a few days,

but he should be fine
after that.

Ma's filling in for him
at school until he gets back.

It's gonna be great.

At least for some people.

You're a doctor,
not a teacher!

I don't know, Brian.

Your Ma's pretty smart.

I wish I had a teacher
like her growin' up.

I just don't want
ya fixin' my hair, all right?

Or callin' on me,
and treatin' me special,

makin' a big deal
in front of everybody.

I'm sorry for that, Brian.

And I promise you
that from now on,

you'll receive
no special treatment.

That's right.

Let somebody else be
the teacher's pet.

Morning.

- Morning.
- Morning.

Morning, Ma.

Good morning, Dr. Mike.

Come on.

Where's Mary Ann?

She's always late.

Maybe she's taking a bath.

I'm sure the Reverend
doesn't allow talk like that,

and neither do I.

So let's begin, shall we?

Hey, a gopher snake!

I told you so.

How'd it get there?

Cal, did you have something
to do with this?

Sorry, Dr. Mike.

I didn't mean no harm.

Well, would you be
kind enough to take him outside

and release him?

You should be out in
the fields, helping the farmers.

Helpin' the farmers?

How?

Well, does anyone know
what a gopher snake eats?

They eat rats.

Very good, and rats eat crops.

So the gopher snakes are very
valuable to the farmers.

They're amazing animals,

- moving swiftly without legs.
- Oh!

Using their tongues to smell
and going days without eating.

Millions of years of evolution
have made it

- a very efficient creature.
- What's evolution?

Well, it's, um,
it's a biological process

in which every living organism
is transformed.

Well, in other words,
it's about change.

Over time, all living things...

fish, snakes, even people,

make changes in order
to better cope with the world.

Eleven years ago, an Englishman
named Charles Darwin

wrote a book titled
"The Origin of The Species,"

in which he discussed

the evolution
of plants and animals.

And now,
he's written another book

that details
the evolution of man

from an early ape-like creature
to what we are today.

We used to be apes?

Well,
not like any existing apes.

But -- but from ancestors that
would be recognizably apish.

- Sorry I'm late.
- Mary Ann,

is everything all right?

Well, I suppose we should
move on to arithmetics.

No, tell us
more about the apes.

- Yeah!
- Yeah!

Well, all right then.
I will.

Darwin felt that human ancestors
had daggerlike teeth,

similar to those found in apes.

I don't usually walk home
this way.

Mr. Daggett likes me
to take the main trail.

What's wrong?

I should go back
to the main trail.

No, wait!

It's real easy.

You just step from rock to rock.

Take my hand.

Don't let go.

I won't.

I did it!

What happened to your legs?

Nothin'.

You hurt yourself
or somethin'?

Just leave me alone.

Oh, wait.

This is the tree.

A few weeks ago, I-I saw
some tree frogs up there.

Frogs in trees?

Sure.

Well, they're special frogs.

They got suction cups
on their feet for hangin' on.

Why would a frog wanna
live in a tree?

I don't know.

Guess it got tired
of livin' in the pond.

See any?

No.

Maybe it grew wings
and flew away.

That was fun.

- See you tomorrow.
- Okay.

I'll keep lookin'
for those frogs.

- Where were you?
- Nowhere.

- Just walkin' home.
- You're late.

You got a mountain chores
to tend to before sundown.

So move it!

- It's my fault she's late.
- You leave her be.

I don't want
to catch you around her again,

or there's gonna be trouble.
You hear?

Now, go on!
Get out of here!

Go on!

- Apes?
- Well, it's true.

Isn't that what you said,
Dr. Mike?

Oh, why are you always so quick
to believe every crazy notion?

Many people concur
with Darwin's theory, Loren.

It's not crazy.

Man did not come from apes.

Look, it's like this --
God created man.

Man is what he is
and always has been.

He's permanent.

The only thing that's
permanent in life is change.

Can you send this message
immediately, Horace?

You bet.

Say, what -- what about you,
Sully?

You believe this evolution talk?

Well, I never
thought much about it.

But if you did think about it?

Well, then I'd believe
what I thought.

You know, it's times like this
those two deserve each other.

I finished my homework.

I'm gonna go to bed.

All right.

Good night.

How did I do today?

You didn't even notice me.

Ma.

Hmm?

Today, when I was walkin' home
with Mary Ann,

I saw some marks on her legs.

Marks?

- What kinda marks?
- Like red bumps.

Oh, well
I'll ask her about it tomorrow.

And then,
when we got to her house,

Mr. Daggett yelled at her.

She's just shy, Ma.

Everybody's mean to her,

and she didn't do nothin'
to deserve it.

I know, sweetheart.

He shouldn't be yellin'
at her like that.

He's supposed to protect her,
not be mean to her.

I won't let
him treat her like that.

I won't either.

- I'm coming!
- Come on now!

All right, come on, let's go.

Come on.

- Morning, Dr. Mike.
- Hello!

Come on.

Come in.

- Where's Mary Ann?
- Maybe she's just late again.

No, she's sick.

I pass her farm every day
on the way in.

Her Pa told me to tell you

she won't be coming in
to school today.

All right.
Thank you, Steven.

Very well, let's begin.

Yesterday I asked you all
to look around you

and see if you could find

examples of how animals
adapt to their environment.

Any success?

Alice?

Beavers have those big teeth
for chewing wood.

That's right. Very good.

Anyone else?

Steven.

What about woodpeckers?

They got those big beaks
for bangin' on trees.

They keep you up all night.

Actually, Steven,
the woodpecker

is one of Darwin's
favorite examples of adaptation.

Anyone else?

Brian.

Tree frogs.

They got those special suction
cups for hangin' onto branches.

Excellent, Brian.

Colleen, would you make sure
that Brian gets home?

Where are you going, Ma?

Out to the Daggetts' farm,
see how Mary Ann's doing.

There's Mr. Daggett right now.

Mr. Daggett,
I'm Dr. Michaela Quinn.

- We haven't formally met.
- What can I do for ya?

Well, I was about to ride out
to your farm

to see how Mary Ann's doing.

I've been filling in
as a teacher at the school --

Oh, she's fine,
just a little cough.

She'll be back at her desk
tomorrow.

I would like to ask, if I may,

about the marks
on Mary Ann's legs.

What marks?

My son, Brian, says he saw
red marks on her legs...

Lady,
I told you the girl's fine.

She'll be
back at school tomorrow,

which is all you need
to be concerned about.

Well, as the town's physician,
Mr. Daggett,

I'm concerned about her health.

Has she been eating well?

He never gives her any lunch

- for school.
- Gets plenty to eat.

Well, still, I would like
to examine her and see --

She's --she's got chores.

Chores?

Mr. Daggett, a sick child
shouldn't be doing chores.

Lady, I got a farm to tend.

The longer I stand here talkin'
to you,

the less that I'm out there
tendin' it.

So I'd appreciate you not
wastin' anymore of my time.

Well, I would think
as a parent you'd have

a little more compassion.

Dr. Mike,
these folks come to me,

say you've been teachin'
the kids

that evolution nonsense.

It's not nonsense, Jake.

Look, readin' the book
for yourself is one thing.

But as mayor of this town,

I won't be allowin'
you to be spreadin' that garbage

to the kids.

The lord created man
in his image, Dr. Mike.

You're a Christian.

Surely you should know that.

I'm not speaking
to the contrary.

I'm merely presenting a theory

that suggests that man's
creation was not spontaneous.

It's blasphemy, is what it is.

Well, if you'd like
me to explain it --

Man did not come
from monkeys, Dr. Mike.

Read your Bible.

Promise me you won't
teach them that anymore.

I'm sorry, but what kind
of teacher am I if I'm not

allowed to expose my students
to new scientific theories?

Teacher?

Your own kids are in that class.

The question is,
what kind of parent are ya?

Yeah.

Why don't you just
take it easy, Jake?

This ain't over.

I'm takin' this up
with the council.

You've got some nerve tellin'
me how to raise my child.

Giddyap!

Well,
your swelling's gone down.

Any pain?

Only when I breathe.

Well, good news. You'll live.

Amen to that.

Dr. Mike, Jake tells me
that you've been teachin'

- the children about evolution.
- Yes, I have.

Are you familiar
with the theory?

Uh, survival of the fittest.

That's right.

Where the strong crowd out
and kill off the weak.

Dr. Mike,

I appreciate you fillin' in
for me while I've been out,

but this theory,

it flies in the face
of everything I believe.

My whole life rests
on the authority of the Bible.

Well,
I believe in the Bible, too.

And the Bible says,

"God created the Earth
in six days."

But six 24-hour days?

Well, couldn't --

couldn't the book of Genesis
be like a poem or a parable,

and each of those days actually
represent millions of years?

God created man from dust,

but perhaps he used the process
of evolution to achieve it.

Please,

don't bring the subject up
anymore in my class.

Come on. Come on.

Ma! Wait!

Whoa.

Brian, I thought Colleen
was taking you home.

She was, but then I saw it,
just past the stream!

- Saw what?
- A tree frog.

It was hanging there,
right above me on a branch.

Are you still going out
to Mary Ann's farm?

Well, I'm on my way there
right now.

Could I go with ya?

I don't think
that's a very good idea.

Mr. Daggett isn't going
to appreciate me coming, and --

Please, Ma?

I promised Mary Ann
I'd find her a tree frog,

and I wanna give it to her.

All right.

Ah.

Come on.

Is everything all right?

I was just thinkin'

about what those people
said to you earlier.

Oh, they were just upset.

Sometimes people have trouble
accepting new ideas.

To me, it's all pretty simple.

How's that?

The frog, he wants to climb up
into the trees.

So he prays to God
to help him out.

And God, he answers his prayer

by lettin' the frog grow
his suction cups on his feet.

It's simple.

Whoa. Whoa.

What do you want?

My frog!

I was in the area.

I thought I'd drop off
Mary Ann's homework.

I told you she's fine.

Well, may I talk with her?

She's not here.

Not here?

She's in the fields, workin'.

Working?

She's too sick to go to school,

but you have her out
in the fields?

Mr. Daggett,
a sick child needs rest.

Took a nap earlier.

She's feeling better.

But still, you shouldn't be
putting her

back to work so soon.

Ma, come quick!

Oh, Mary Ann! Oh.

What happened here?

That's a very good question,
Mr. Daggett.

What happened here?

Oh, my goodness.

She's lost a lot of blood.

Will she be all right?

Just stay out of my way.

See there?
She opened her eyes.

It's all right.

My Lord, what happened?

She has at least 30 rat bites
on each leg.

Oh, rat bites!

Dorothy, please, would you
bring me a basin of water

and some clean cloths?

Sully, would you ask Grace
to prepare some soup?

This child needs nourishment.

Mary Ann...

This is a solution
of carbolic acid.

Clean each wound
with it thoroughly.

I'd like to speak with you
in the hall.

We're not gonna
let him hurt you no more.

I promise.

- Don't let go.
- I won't.

How soon can I take her home?

Take her home?

You have a very sick child
in there.

How could you let this happen?

She'll be all right.

Well, perhaps this time.

But you were very lucky
she didn't bleed to death.

Not to mention that she's
seriously malnourished

and filthy.

You better start caring for her

in a more decent
and human manner.

Don't tell me
how to handle my child.

Because if you don't,
the next time

it won't be a matter of neglect.

- It'll be murder.
- I've had enough of this.

What -- what do you think
you're doin'?

Takin' her home.

But she needs
medical attention.

- Not from you she don't.
- No!

I won't let you take her.

Please, don't do this.

This child
legally belongs to me,

which means I'll tend to her
however I see fit.

Now I'm takin' her home,

and there's nothin' you
or anybody can do to stop me.

So you step aside.

Why'd you let him take her?

You shoulda stopped him.

I'm sorry, Brian.

You shouldn't have let her go.

You've gotta help her.

We will, sweetheart.

We will.

Mike, what's wrong?

Horace, I need you to wire

the U.S. Marshal in Denver
for me.

- Now?
- Sorry, but it's urgent.

I'd like him
to investigate the neglect that

Mary Ann Daggett's suffering
under Mr. Daggett's care.

As far as I'm concerned,
it's abuse

and it's time
we got the law involved.

I'll send for him
straight away.

A lot of absences today.

All right, children.

Today, we will continue working
on our writing assignments.

Reverend, you're back!

That's right.

As good as new,
just like Dr. Mike said.

Are you...
You still need rest.

No, I'm fine.

Really.

Well, children,

It's been a pleasure teaching
you all these past few days.

And, uh, I hope someday
I can do it again.

All right, come on.

Is Dr. Mike around?

Inside.

So what do you think
about all this evolution talk?

You believe any of it?

All I know is,
we did come from apes.

There's some men in town
still need catchin' up.

Afternoon, Dr. Mike.

Reverend.

Any word yet from the Marshal?

Not yet, unfortunately.

Dr. Mike, I'm concerned...

that you,

as a Christian,

would believe a theory
that puts you and me

and everybody else
on the same plane as animals.

Well, I see no sin in that.

I do.

Reverend, you gave the children
an assignment

on Copernicus and Galileo,

two men
who first set forth the notion

that the Earth was not
the center of the solar system.

Well, Galileo was declared
a heretic by the church

- for believing this.
- I know the history, Dr. Mike.

But we haven't learned
from that.

I mean, why must we always

immediately close our minds
to any new theories?

This theory has no proof.

No proof?

Well, what about
your wisdom tooth?

You yourself said,

"Why would God give man
teeth he doesn't need?"

Unless at one time,

man's jaw was extended.

We don't always know
why God does what he does.

And that is why we have faith
as our foundation.

Yes.

Faith in knowing that he allows
us to learn from our past

and evolve into more intelligent
and compassionate beings.

Dr. Mike,
Marshal just wired back.

- He's not coming.
- What?

He says the government's got
no legal means

to interfere in cases
of child neglect.

You mean there's no law
at all?

And even if he could,
he's too busy

tracking down horse thieves.

What do you think your doin'
out here?

- I ain't on your property.
- I don't care.

I want you out of here
right now.

Stay!

Anything happens
to that little girl,

you're gonna have to answer
to me.

What are we gonna do, Ma?

I don't know, Brian.
It's very upsetting.

The thought of that child
having to spend one more night

in that man's custody
terrifies me.

We gotta do somethin'.

We can't just let her die.

We gotta protect her!

Brian, I know
it's difficult to understand,

but legally there's nothing
we can do.

The government's got plenty
of laws protectin' animals,

but none protectin' children.

But aren't children
animals, too?

What are you thinkin' of?

Of course,
that's what I'll do.

What?

Matthew, Colleen,
will you stay here with Brian?

Sully, will you ride into town
with me?

What are you gonna do?

I'm gonna protect Mary Ann.

And Mr. Darwin is gonna help me.

Ah, here it is.

"Minutes from
the town council meetin'

last April.

Item three,
what to do about Zeke Shelton,

who beat his horse half dead."

You remember, Loren.

It happened
outside Hank's saloon.

Sorta.

The council voted unanimously
in favor of removin' the horse

from Zeke's possession.

There, precedent has been set

in matters of cruelty
to animals.

Well, now all we have to do

is prove
that Mary Ann is an animal.

Oh, listen to you.

You don't believe all that
evolution nonsense, do ya?

No, I don't.

But this ain't about that.

This is about doin' what it
takes to save that child.

I'll call a council meeting
for tomorrow night.

Well, the way I see it, you
got your work cut out for ya.

You gotta convince the council,
which is Loren here,

and Jake and Horace

and the Reverend
that little Mary Ann Daggett's

an animal,
like a dog or a cat...

Or a frog.

It ain't gonna be easy.

No, it's not.

Any luck?

Well, I spoke to Horace.

He seemed open-minded
about this.

I tried talking to Jake,
who isn't.

Well, all I need
is a safe majority vote.

What about the Reverend?

Well, I tried talking to him
again this morning.

I'm afraid he's firmly set
in his beliefs.

Looks like you're
one vote short.

What about you?

You haven't yet told me
what your beliefs are.

What I believe?

About evolution,
the origin of life.

The Cheyenne believe

that people
are no different from animals.

What about you?

What do you believe?

I believe
in not askin' questions

that can't be answered.

Aren't you the least bit
interested in learning

how it all began?

All I'm interested in is
what's happenin' right here,

right now.

That's all that matters.

I don't know why you got to go
spreadin' the word to everybody.

The town has a right

to be informed
when there's a meetin' on.

Now leave me be.

Go on,
you got a customer waitin'.

Seems to me like Dr. Mike's

always callin'
too many meetin's,

lookin' to stick her nose
in everybody's business.

Women like to meddle, Loren.

It's in their nature.

We don't even discuss
what's in your nature, Hank.

Well, when it comes
to meddlin' with kids' minds,

that's where I draw the line.

- Mornin', Reverend.
- Horace, gentlemen.

How you feelin', Reverend?

Better, thanks.

The problem's all this
new science.

Why, it seems like every day,

somebody's dreamin' up
some strange idea,

tryin' to set the whole world
on its ear.

I say it's the devil's work.

I wouldn't worry so much
about it, Jake.

If you ask me,
anybody'd be an idiot

to believe man came from apes.

I don't know,

I-I think this evolution idea
is kinda interestin'.

See what I mean?

I don't know why children
have to be

studyin' about science anyways!

Science is part
of proper schoolin', Loren.

In my day, it was readin',
writin' and arithmetic.

That's what they need
to be thinkin' about.

Well, you ask me, it's
up to us to protect the kids

of this town.

Somebody's got to look
after their souls,

right, Reverend?

Yes, Jake.

I always thought school
wasn't about teachin' kids

what to think but how to think.

Well, nobody asked you,
did they?

How long is this going
to take?

Oh, it shouldn't take long.

Well, I hope.

Whatever it takes
to shut that woman up.

I hereby call this meetin'
of the town council to order.

Go ahead, Dr. Mike.

I'd like to start by reminding
the council of the vote

it took last April when it
intervened to remove a horse

from Zeke Shelton's possession
in order to save its life.

I'm sure you all remember.

Tonight, I'd like
to lodge a similar complaint

against Mr. Thomas Daggett for
excessive cruelty to an animal.

What animal?

- Oh, my lord.
- That's the little girl.

What are you doin'?

Who told you
you could bring her in here?

You sit down.

You'll get your chance
to talk, Mr. Daggett.

As you all can see, Mary Ann's
condition is very poor.

She's malnourished and unwashed

and has suffered numerous
animal bites on her legs

from sleeping
in filthy conditions.

Yet, despite this,

Mr. Daggett continues to refuse
her medical attention.

If Mary Ann is allowed to remain
in Mr. Daggett's custody,

I fear her life
is in grave danger.

And that is why I would like
the council to vote

to remove her.

Wait a minute. Hold on here.

I don't think we've got
the right to interfere.

Precedent has been set.

- We've intervened before.
- That was simple.

It was a matter of takin'
an animal away from its owner.

You're talking
about takin' a child

away from its legal guardian.

Yeah, that's right.

She ain't no animal.

She's a human being.

I think we're just meddlin'
where we don't belong.

I-I-I move we end the meetin'
right now.

This child is every bit
a member of the animal kingdom

as Zeke's horse,

according to
the theory of evolution

presented by Charles Darwin.

Ah, don't start
with that monkey talk.

Man, like the other creatures
of the Earth,

descended
from a lower life-form.

Listen to this hogwash.
She's crazy.

No wonder I didn't want her
treatin' my child.

"Man,
with all his noble qualities,

with his god-like intellect,

still bears in his bodily frame
the indelible stamp

of his lowly origin."

- God created man separate...
- That's right.

- To rule over the animals.
- Amen.

It says so right in the Bible,
don't it, Reverend?

- It sure does.
- It sure does.

Then I'd like to read
from another book, if I may.

The Bible, Ecclesiastes 3:19 --

"For that which befalleth
the sons of men,

befalleth beasts.

Even one thing befalleth them --

As one dieth,

so dieth the other.

Yea, they have all one breath
so that a man

hath no preeminence
above a beast,

for all is vanity.

All go unto one place.

All are of the dust.

And all turn to dust again."

We are all God's creatures

to be treated
fairly and humanely,

especially the children.

Hey, maybe we should
put it to a vote.

Hold on a second.

If we vote to take this girl
away, she's gonna need a home.

I'll find her a home.
Until then, she --

Until then,
she can stay with us.

You ain't takin' this child
away from me.

I took her in when
nobody else wanted her.

I put a lot of time into her.

I gave her a home and food.

She gave you free labor.

You've got no right
to do this!

They got every right.

So shut up, and let 'em vote.

All right,

those who think
Mary Ann Daggett is an animal,

one who oughta be removed
from Thomas Daggett's care

'cause of cruelty,
raise your hand.

It's unanimous, then.

Fine.

You can have her.

You can all go to hell.

I've never slept
in a real bed before.

Brought the soup.
Grace made it up fresh.

- Good.
- How's she doing?

Well, after some rest
and nourishment,

she should be fine.

Dr. Mike,
I still maintain my beliefs.

I only did what I did last night
to save Mary Ann.

Thank you.

Mary Ann, look!

I found another tree frog
for ya.

See the suction cups
on his feet?

It's for hangin'
onto the branches,

just like I told ya.

Thanks, Brian.

You're gonna like livin'
with Becky's family.

It's a good home.

Looks like he wants
to go home, too.

I'm sure he'll find a tree
nearby he can live in.

And if he ever
gets tired of trees,

maybe he'll grow wings
and fly away.

You did real good
a that meetin'.

Thank you.

And this evolution idea

is startin'
to make some sense to me.

Really?

Except for one thing.

Oh, what's that?

If man evolved from
another animal, it ain't an ape.

An eagle, maybe.