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I guess there is no logical reason relative to the theory of evolution for men to have low voices and women to have high voices (on an average - exceptions so noted ). |
Well there's certainly a logical evolutionary reason for it we just don't know exactly what it is.
The voice box gets bigger during puberty in both sexes. Males just experience quite a bit more of it.
Could it be that male voices haven't evolved to be deeper but female voices have evolved to be more child like? This could be because males are more likely to run and help when a child is in danger. It's interesting that "Women and children" are grouped together in life threatening situations (Women and children first!).
But if you think about it another way, predators tend to pick off the weakest of the group. The easiest to pick off are children and lame adults (It's also interesting that our voices get higher in pitch when we're in pain). How could it be advantageous for an adult (non-weak) member of a group to sound like easy prey? Call attention away from the children perhaps? Make the predator waste energy chasing a fleet footed woman so that the children remain safe?
Lots of other possibilities...