>> The monkeys seem to have been doing a better job at parenting than the people here.
Wait until she hits puberty. The monkeys probably saw her as a child. Once her pheromones started saying otherwise things would have become violent very quickly. Setting aside how the males might view here, there are hierarchies of females that need to be fought over. We don't have the natural tools, the teeth, necessary to exist in most primate societies.
That assumes that human pheromones are similar enough to monkey pheromones for the male monkeys to react to. This seems somewhat unlikely, given that male humans don't react with sexual attraction to the pheromones of female monkeys.
> ... given that male humans don't react with sexual attraction to the pheromones of female monkeys.
Umm, where are you concluding that from? Does it not seem possible that humans would share with our relatives some olfactory communication substances and their effects?
We still have very little understanding of olfactory communication between humans (no human pheromones are known AFAIK) so I am sure we don't know yet about the lack of reaction to chemicals from other monkeys that you are positing.
Anyways, our reactions to other species' pheromones would not lead to conclusions in the opposite direction.
Yes, but recognizing a distinction between males and females of another species is not the same thing as recognizing that one of them is the gender you're attracted to sexually.
Ever been to a zoo that had monkeys? Ever had the least bit of attraction to a female monkey (if you're male) or seen a human man attracted to a female monkey?
You said (not that that would be especially relevant to the discussion) that humans wouldn't experience such feelings in response to monkey pheromones, but that does not necessarily relate to our lack of sexual attraction towards monkeys. The facts are, they already did seem to perceive her as belonging to their group (as they defended her) and it is possible that things would have turned violent because of social dynamics and competition if she matured among them.
This discussion is kind of too long already but here's a few things you may be missing:
* Apes do rape women.
* Humans use apes as "prostitutes" in some villages. (Tangential to your argument but not really relevant to the girl's case.)
Not disagreeing with the general thrust of your argument, but she would have been significantly larger than the monkeys, so not sure if being ill-equipped to fight would have been her biggest problem.
Wait until she hits puberty. The monkeys probably saw her as a child. Once her pheromones started saying otherwise things would have become violent very quickly. Setting aside how the males might view here, there are hierarchies of females that need to be fought over. We don't have the natural tools, the teeth, necessary to exist in most primate societies.