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I don't understand how apes survived, yet these other species (that could build axes) couldn't?

• InclinedPlane 15y ago
  Apes and humans exist in different ecological niches, they do not directly compete with one another for food, shelter, resources, etc. This is not true for different human species.
  • jarek-foksa 15y ago
    Excuse me, but we (humans) are apes. We are not that extraordinary creatures to put ourself outside the biological taxonomy tree. So it would be more accurate if you had written "humans and other apes".
    • burgerbrain 15y ago
      "So it would be more accurate if you had written "humans and other apes"." You knew what he meant, so clearly that is not needed.
    • chc 15y ago
      He was using the same terminology as the comment to which he was replying. I don't see how semantic quibbling would have added all that much.
    • sigzero 15y ago
      No, we humans are not apes. Different species entirely.
      • nerfhammer 15y ago
        Humans are in the Great Ape taxonomic family, which is a subclass of the Ape family.