What is the closest ape to man?

Answer 1

The genus Pan, i.e., chimpanzees (P. troglodytes) and bonobos (P. paniscus) (sometimes referred to as the pygmy chimpanzee) are the closest extant relative of our own species, H. sapiens. Bonobos have only recently been identified as we thought they were chimps for a very long time (despite their very different sexual and social behaviours (i.e., bonobos do are far more pacifistic than are common chimps, females may acheive co-dominance with males), their geographical location (i.e., bonobos occupy a very restricted range in the Congo River basin area ), slimmer build, higher-pitched vocalizations, and so forth.