The Human Ape 5of10

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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[hendrix5045]

The box test reminds me of how people blindly follow religion.

[Dalamen]

This shows VERY accurately the dangers we as a species can get into with our children if we teach them the wrong things. They will believe things blindly without thinking for themselves. This is how religion exploits people and the instinct of blind following from a young age.

[yasirjam1]

ricky ponting is a fine example of chimps working alongside humans.

[Killior751]

flawed experiment. She took children and compared it to a full grown chimp. Children's brain are still in development.

[aklan89]

5:40

[Th3Australian1]

i find it sad that how people are raised to belive in "god" because children do what they are told and belive what they are told and "god" is what they have learnt without any evidence at all. all what they belive in is what there perants told them was right. so when you think about it its very sad

[pdxeddie1111]

So our closest relatives will just piss on their food to get it? Wow that's encouraging. It seems the orangutan has more to teach us then the more developed chimp then because it seems the more developed you are the less sense you seem to have. Or maybe this is a form of natural selection to thin out the herd. Don't know since I'm part of those stupid creationists that most of you seem to hate so much.

[rovrola]

@rovrola And when I say "improve life" I don't mean putting a screen and a chip on every fucking thing. The point of technology shouldn't be to "pimp my planet"!

[rovrola]

@danpt2000 ...plenty of Americans die prematurely due to Heart Disease, Cancer, poor diet, accidents due innovations such as cars, electric appliances...

No, not all uses of technology are improvements. Mankind, if not restricted by commerce, politics and dogma could produce devices that are more efficient, safer, sustainable and even more beautiful by leaps and bounds. We already have the technology and resources to really improve life. Science doesn't kill people, bad ideas do.

[rovrola]

@FUwogs on the flipside.. following authority mindlessly is what fosters innovativeness? Yeah, real smart observation.