The Human Ape 4of10

Humans are apes. Great apes. Apes all belong to the superfamily Hominoidea. The great apes are the family Hominidae which we share with the Chimpanzees, Gorillas and the Orangutan. Our DNA is less than 2 percent different from that of chimpanzees, so from a biological viewpoint, what is it that makes humans so different from the other great apes? Find out what our ape cousins can do -- and what they can't.

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Category:

Education

Tags:

• evolution
• human
• ape
• national
• geographic

[TheStigma]

I have to ask myself - how on earth could so many downrate this documentary? I mean, are there really that many people who feel genuinely threatened by our ape cousins? If that is the case that is really quite pathetic.

[johntetzel]

@alifaraz2193 This comment was made a over year ago when there were visible stars as a rating system. At the time, all of The Human Ape videos had 1 star. It was obvious that this well made documentary was so offensive to Christians that they were all voting 1 star and it was a knee-jerk comment to how ridiculous it is that evangelical American Christians are so offended by a well made documentary that challenges their beliefs they would all vote it down to give it 1 star. Scared of science...

[Alice9914]

140 people need to go be stupid somewhere else.

[yasirjam1]

the chinese guy is probably speaking chimp language.

[bonoboperson]

@johntetzel punctuation? makes it a lot easier to read. but yeah, i totaly agree. christians fear knowledge because it might challenge their belief in god and a heaven. these people are afraid that if there's no heaven, then their existance is meaningless and that when they die, it's the end. having to face death scares the living shit out of people.

[geeknerdvlog]

They don't need to plan long ahead. I'm sure they could if they had to

[Plecebo1996]

@TheStigma Creationists most likely.

[danniecurnow]

Is that an edible sticker?

[HikaruYamamoto]

@TheStigma yup, theres still a lot of sheeple out there that would rather believe in a being that came down from nowhere and waved his little magic wand and created everything.

[SnoBlackMelbkour]

lmao wow so many of you don't see why people disliked this video XD It's because they thought the video was actually about a "human ape". It's what I thought at firrst, then I realized this is more badass :o So that's the main reason why these videos have bee disliked. :3

[pizzaman2o1o]

I can only question the rationality of anyone who would dislike these videos. The videos are not government funded, they have no ulterior motive; they are simply educational. To say that you dislike education is to say that you fear progress and innovation and anyone who fears progress and innovation is a detriment to society.

[GhOSTFREaK567]

haha want to hear a funny story? i used to go to church but then i heard something weird. they said that scientist have proven evolution wrong. so i did more research and thats when i discovered that the church is a bussiness. that was a long time ago. man a lot of people dont realize how much religion can brainwash the public!