(July 10, 2014 at 2:48 pm)SteveII Wrote:(July 10, 2014 at 2:04 pm)Jenny A Wrote: Just for the sake of argument, are apes still apes? Because we are apes.
By whose definition are we apes?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humans_as_primates
Quote:Modern humans (Homo sapiens or Homo sapiens sapiens) are the only extant members of the hominin clade, a branch of great apes characterized by erect posture and bipedal locomotion; manual dexterity and increased tool use; and a general trend toward larger, more complex brains and societies.
The footnote to that particular comment is:
Quote: Goodman M, Tagle D, Fitch D, Bailey W, Czelusniak J, Koop B, Benson P, Slightom J (1990). "Primate evolution at the DNA level and a classification of hominoids". J Mol Evol 30 (3): 260–266. doi:10.1007/BF02099995. PMID 2109087.