I live in Canada, but my father was born and raised in Norway. I went there for a Summer and stayed on my families farm, and that is where I shot a rifle for the first time. I also met a friend of my Unlce who had the largest gun collection I have ever seen. His entire house was wall to wall firearms, from modern to historical. I remember going in his back yard and firing a submachine gun that could be taken apart and would fit in a small box. He also had a great looking daughter! It's a great place to live, very similar to where I live now, British Columbia. I'm planning on going back in the next couple of years, and maybe go shooting with my Unlce and his friend.
As for being high on the evolutionary scale, anyone who would ski jump the way they do it, is probably on the lower steps of the evolutionary scale. Maybe one step above a Lemming.