• Question: If humans evolved as chimpanzees then why are chimpanzees still around ?

    Asked by Angie to Huma, Jack, Lucy, Miranda, Peter on 10 Nov 2016. This question was also asked by coolplayboy69767.
    • Photo: Peter Boorman

      Peter Boorman answered on 10 Nov 2016:

      Hi Angie,

      Intriguing question! I believe the answer is that humans didn’t evolve directly from chimpanzees, but instead ‘shared a common ancestor’. What this means is that chimpanzees and humans evolved from something in different ways, leading to the main differences between us and chimpanzees we see today.

      Peter

    • Photo: Huma Shah

      Huma Shah answered on 10 Nov 2016:

      Hello Angie,

      I don’t think anyone has said that we evolved as chimpanzees – I’m not researching in this area, but I think the possibility is that chimpanzees and humans might have evolved from a single ancestor.

      Huma

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