Are humans related to chimpanzees?
Are humans related to chimpanzees? The chimpanzee and bonobo are humans' closest living relatives. These three species look alike in many ways, both in body and behavior. Humans and chimps share a surprising 98.8 percent of their DNA. Are humans apes or chimps? Humans are classified in the sub-group of primates known as the Great Apes. Humans are primates, but the primates that we most closely resemble are the apes. We are therefore classified along with all other apes in a primate sub-group known as the hominoids (Superfamily Hominoidea). How are chimps and humans alike? Chimpanzees are genetically closest to...