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Chimps are studied because they are believed to be very similar to what our joint human-chimp ancestor probably looked like. Frans de Waal mentions in his book Bonobo: The Forgotten Ape(1997) that the ancestor may have looked similar to the bonobo, a close chimp cousin with a lighter frame and a more docile temperament. This is because their proportions are very similar to those of Australopithecus (a.k.a. Lucy), a more recent human ancestor who went extinct around 2 million years ago. Lucy had an arm-leg ratio of 12% and 28%. Bonobos have a ratio of 16% and 24% (p. 25). It is important to mention that bonobos split from chimps and not the other way around. If our ancestor had the proportions of a bonobo, it's possible that chimps developed their heavier frames due to the roughness of their early environment.
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Where did apes evolve from?
Ape-like ancestors.
Did apes evolve from dinosaurs?
No, apes did not evolve from dinosaurs. Apes belong to a different evolutionary line known as the hominids, which diverged from the lineage of dinosaurs millions of years ago. Dinosaurs became extinct around 65 million years ago, while apes evolved later, branching off from a shared ancestor with monkeys around 25 million years ago.
Why are there apes if humans evolved from them.?
evolution - apes continued to evolve as well. We came from all mamals, reptiles etc... each species continued to evolve into its own lines. All dogs came from the selective breeding from wolves, and wolves continue to exist.
When did humans chimpanzees and other apes begin to evolve different features?
2.4million yrs ago
What is the name for the religion in which you believe in God creating apes but the people evolve to humans?
The answer you are looking for is "Theist Evolution."
Did the first apes turn to human?
i am a Muslim and i believe that Hazrat Adam was the first human to step on earth and he was not an ape.
Where do man came from?
I think scientists and God are right. Maybe God made apes and make them evolve to be human
When was First Steps?
if you mean walking, it was first discovered by apes. it is when they discovered how to walk that they started to evolve into humans today.
how did ape/monkeys envolve to humans?
Humans did not evolve from chimpanzees or any of the other great apes that live today.
When was stepping first discovered?
if you mean walking, it was first discovered by apes. it is when they discovered how to walk that they started to evolve into humans today.
Did Apes turn into humans a long time ago?
Not exactly. Humans are classified as Great Apes, along with six other extant species. However, humans did indeed evolve from less sophisticated apes. Our last common ancestor with Chimpanzees (our closest living relatives) lived between 6 and 8 million years ago.
Did people really evolve from apes?
No. When Darwin put out his theory, the media misunderstood what he meant. What he really meant was that all living thins adapt to their surroundings.
