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Biological Evolution: Unity and Diversity: Vertebrates and Invertebrates
Primates and Humans
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Primates and Humans
Humans belong to a group of animals called primates, which also includes monkeys, apes, and lemurs. Primates share many physical and behavioral traits, such as forward-facing eyes, grasping hands, large brains, and social living. What makes humans unique amon...
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Humans are primates and belong to the family Hominidae, or the great apes. This family also includes chimpanzees, gorillas, and orangutans.
These animals are our closest living relatives; we share almost 99% of our DNA with chimpanzees, about 98% with gorillas, and around 97% with orangutans.
Like us, other great apes are large, tail...
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