• Question: how did we evolve from apes ?

    Asked by carrot to Craig, Laura, Saffron on 25 Jun 2015.
    • Photo: Craig Doig

      Craig Doig answered on 25 Jun 2015:

      Hi Carrot

      We didn’t evolve from apes instead apes are like our cousins. At some point in time we had a common ancestor !

    • Photo: Laura Wales

      Laura Wales answered on 26 Jun 2015:

      As Craig mentioned, it was a common ancestor. When you look at timeline pictures for comparison (I like pictures) you can see how the skull changed shape, how we use two legs to walk on rather than all-fours, shape of teeth and environment they live in. Here is a link with a nice picture (just over half way down the page):
      http://www.nature.com/scitable/knowledge/library/overview-of-hominin-evolution-89010983

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