Question

With which group of animals do humans share their immediate ancestors?

Answer 1

Humans share common ancestors with other apes, including chimpanzees, gorillas, and orangutans. Humans did not evolve from modern chimpanzees or any other living ape. Instead, the ancestral populations split, and humans and other apes evolved along separate paths. Scientists use fossils and DNA evidence to study these evolutionary relationships and understand how recently different groups shared a common ancestor.