Australopithecus was the magic. No Australopithecus, no magic.
Australopithecines don't suffer from male pattern baldness, tennis elbow, or the germs that cause gingevitis. They are rather big boned gentlemen with a healthy layer of puppy fat, and although their hair may be showing shades of premature grey, it maintains its vitality and bounce. They have names like Dallas and Cleveland, whereas Homo Sapiens have names like Lenny and Karl.
Australopithecines are the natural enemy of Piltdown Man, whose modern descendants occupy the upper eschelons of society and are responsible for the world's ills.
Piltdown Man generally comes along in the second hundred years of civilisation and says, "Thanks, I'll take it from here" and that's why we have tropical cyclones, tuberculosis and Charlie Sheen.
