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[-] AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago

We are omnivorous vindictive social apes. Don’t take that description lightly.

That could also easily describe Chimpanzees. I realize they are one of our closest cousins, but still. The vindictive part especially. Those guys will literally tear your face and limbs off.

[-] emergencyfood@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago

As people like Jared Diamond have pointed out, we are chimpanzees.

[-] AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

As I understand it, we are closer to Orangutans than Chimps. Probably a good thing, since Orangutans are far less angry than Chimps AFAIK

[-] emergencyfood@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago

Chimps are our closest (living) relatives. We both evolved in central/east Africa, while orangutans live in Southeast Asia. Also, chimps are actually two species - the large, aggressive common chimpanzee and the smaller, much less aggressive pygmy chimpanzee. Humans and chimps together form the group Hominini.

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