1. A Planet Without Apes?
- Author
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MITANI, JOHN C.
- Subjects
APES ,GIBBONS ,ORANGUTANS ,CHIMPANZEES ,BONOBO ,GORILLA (Genus) - Abstract
The article talks about apes, man's closest living relatives, which face possible extinction with only five kinds remaining from as many as 40 kinds which roamed Eurasia and Africa between 10-25 million years ago. As of 2011, the gibbon and orangutan live in Asia, the chimpanzee, bonobo and gorilla live in Africa, and all five are reportedly endangered. Apes are said to be much more similar to man than they are to other animals, and they help man understand what makes him human.
- Published
- 2011