What's the closest living relative to humans?

[John J. Bannan]

Chimps? Bonobos?

 

[orcot]

chimps chould be our closest living relatives charing 94% (some think 99%) of our genetic material
witch one is closer? I have to go for the regular chimp yust because of the looks
link

 

[spidergoat]

It's Bonobos, I'm sure of it.

 

[Star_Kindler]

It's definitely bonobos.

 

[mathman]

Bonobos and chimps split from each other later than the homo-pan split, so it is likely they are equally close.

 

[GeoffP]

Happeh.

 

[pjdude1219]

well i wish humans acted more like bonobos world would be a much better place

 

[Orleander]

well i wish humans acted more like bonobos world would be a much better place

hell yeah it would be. lol. They're the animal kingdoms version of bisexual tramps.

 

[pjdude1219]

they coined a new term for bonobos pansexual

 

[temur]

dolphin!

 

[Fugu-dono]

hobbits

 

[Captain Kremmen]

Baby orang-utans. Prepare to go awww!
http://www.african-safari-journals.com/image-files/orangutan-pictures.jpg

 

[Xpandngreal8y]

I Like monkeys... and im glad i didnt finish college..

 

[Fraggle Rocker]

Hmmm. At some point in the not too distant past I read that the common chimpanzee was slightly more closely related to us than the bonobo. Wikipedia says that according to the DNA, it's a tie.

 

[Wisdom_Seeker]

Hmmm. At some point in the not too distant past I read that the common chimpanzee was slightly more closely related to us than the bonobo. Wikipedia says that according to the DNA, it's a tie.

That means that some people behave more like chimps, and others are more like bonobos!

 

[Captain Kremmen]

Baby Ginger monkeys?

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/27/Baby_ginger_monkey.jpg

Compare with a human and you'll see the resemblance

http://images.buycostumes.com/mgen/merchandiser/19820.jpg

 

[Hercules Rockefeller]

It's Bonobos, I'm sure of it.

It's definitely bonobos.

No and no. The answer is chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes).

 

[Fraggle Rocker]

No and no. The answer is chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes).

What's your source? Wikipedia says it's a tie. They don't always have the most recent discoveries, but their biology articles in general are very accurate digests.

 

[Hercules Rockefeller]

Wikipedia says it's a tie.

Actually, I think you are correct and I was a bit hasty. It appears that it is indeed a tie between the species in genus Pan (Pan troglodytes and Pan paniscus).