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Your second sentence contradicts your first sentence
by srveale 6y ago
Your second sentence contradicts your first sentence
- tomjakubowski 6y agoIt's a fringe viewpoint but some knowledgeable people have argued that Pan troglodytes is better called Homo troglodytes. Perhaps GP is among them. https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/2003/05/chimps-belong-on-human-branch-of-family-tree-study-says/ https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/2003/05/chimps-be...
- mc32 6y agoI don' think it matters. Even if Chimps are put on the same branch, 'human', refers to homo sapiens.
- Daub 6y agoGP is indeed amongst them, though I admit I was not clear in my original statement. Chimps (and our chimp-like ancestors) both developed culture, warfare And the beginnings of language. In this sense, ‘human-ness’ is a continuum. For culture see this fascinating material... https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/animal-fashion-some-chimps-are-putting-grass-ears-and-nobody-knows-why-180951888/ https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/animal-fashion-som...