Which animal is most similar to a human? Detailed answer

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The most human-like animal is the great ape. She not only has a skeletal structure similar to that of a human, but also a thumb set aside, with which she can touch the tips of other fingers, which allows the monkey to grab various objects with her hands and climb trees. The thumb makes it possible for a person to use tools. Some people think that monkeys are the ancestors of humans, but this is not true.

The theory of evolution says that ape and man many years ago descended from one common ancestor, but developed along different branches. There are four types of anthropoids, or great apes. The largest and strongest is the gorilla.

The next largest is the orangutan, then the chimpanzee, and finally the smallest of all, the gibbon. Gibbon is the least studied representative of great apes, but it is he who has the greatest resemblance to humans. The Gibbon can stand upright and walk like a human, rather than hobble around on its front legs.

But, on the other hand, the gibbon walks little on the ground and spends most of its life on trees, moving from branch to branch with the help of long arms and descending only to pick up leaves or fruits lying on the ground. And while eating, the gibbon sits upright, like a person, and its diet can include spiders, birds, and eggs.

The gibbon has a very strong family. Parents and children are not separated day or night, and since a young gibbon lives with parents until about 6 years old, the gibbon family can have 8-9 members. In the wild jungle, a gibbon can live to a very advanced age - 30 years old!

Author: Likum A.

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