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The ancestors of today's chimps were ape like creatures that roamed the Earth millions of years ago. Chimps and humans evolved from these creatures.

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Are baboons and gorillas ancestors of humans?

Gorillas, baboons, chimpanzees, orangutans and other primates are present descendants of common ancestors which divided millions of years in the past.


If evolution is true then why there is no species excisting in between chimpansie and human?

Humans did not evolve from chimpanzees, rather both humans and chimpanzees share a common ancestor. A division happened with this common ancestor....some went on to become chimpanzees and some went on to become modern humans. There are common ancestors to both humans and chimps, but they are long extinct.


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Australopithicans Homo habilis homo erectus


The high degree of similarity between chimpanzee and human DNA suggests that?

Humans and chimpanzees share 94% of the same DNA. By comparing certain genes of chimpanzees to those of humans, scientists can tell the approximate number of generations since humans and chimpanzees shared a common ancestor. It is believed that the ancestors of humans and chimpanzees diverged between four and six million years ago. In other words, it is support for evolution and the fact that humans evolved from great apes.


Which are the general characteristics of a chimpanzee orangutan and the man?

Orangutans, chimpanzees and humans are all bipeds, meaning they walk on two feet. They are all mammals and they all evolved from common ancestors.


Are chimpanzees invertebrates or vertebrates?

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what is an an environment of an chimpanzees


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Chimpanzees.


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Do chimpanzees have to move to be safe?

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How does rain affect chimpanzees?

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