(February 2, 2014 at 11:51 am)Carnavon Wrote: Now, unless I am mistaken, humans have "evolved" from apes , but again stand to be corrected. Which in simple terms means that your ancestors can readily be viewed in many zoos around the world and the wild. Lucky you!
Yes, you are mistaken. We are not, I presume you meant, descended from apes. Saying that we are descended from modern day ape species is like saying you are descended from your cousin.
Both ourselves and the other species of apes are descended from a common ape-like creature.
By the most current information we have obtained so far the common ancestor of chimps and humans was much more human-like in many respects than chimps.
Everything I needed to know about life I learned on Dagobah.
