evolution!!!!!?

Question

if we evolved from monkeys, why are there still monkeys

Answer 1

Simplistically, species evolve for survival - in the wild, animals seek the strongest mates which passes on the strongest traits. In our society we support the weak and infirm (physically and mentally) which doesn't happen in the wild. Evolution is highly complex but the attached website offers a good explanation. Check it out if you're serious and not just some "creationist" looking for validation (which you won't get from me).

Answer 2

The same reason there are bacteria, algae, birds, rats, zebras, fish, clams, etc.

Monkeys and humans evolved from a common monkey like ancestor. Some of that ancestor's group evolved into apes, others evolved into monkeys. The spit in their evolution was most likely caused because the original population split into isolated groups that no longer interbred. As time when on each isolated group evolved to become better adapted to the particularities of their home territory.

Apes for the most part must have found themselves in areas where it was partly open and partly trees and so evolved to be pretty good at both walking and climbing. Monkeys on the other hand may have been surrounded more by trees and so generally were better and climbing.

Humans and chimpanzees shared a common ancestor with gorillas. That ancestor again must have separated into isolated groups who evolved in different directions, some becoming gorillas and others becoming the common ancestor to chimps and humans.

Our common chimp-human ancestor also evolved in different directions with some of that species becoming our cousins the chimps and others evolving into us.

So you see evolution does not mean that humans replace monkeys, it means that our common ancestor evolved into both them and us. That is why there is more than one species on earth.

Answer 3

Because:
- it is possible that some monkeys evolved from the same ancestor as us. In other words, we and chimps might have a common ancestor.
- Certain animal groups within a same species seperate themselves and live in hazardous conditions or different environments. This way only a part of a species evolves. p.e. If a white family lives in Africa for several hundred years, they will go black too. Yet that doesn't mean there won't be any white people left.

Answer 4

Evolution occurs when groups of a species are separated and each group changes to reflect its surroundings. Humans who live in warmer climates have darker skin to better cope with the stronger sun. As the climate changed in Africa, some monkeys left their traditional home in the forests and jungles and wandered into the grassland. Now the monkeys had a change in diet, an increase in protein from meat. This allows their brains to develop more because of an increase in available energy. This was an advantage because it allowed them to develop better hunting tactics which in turn led to more brain devopment. This is a very brief description of just a few evolutionary changes.

Answer 5

The hypothesis that man evolved from an ape-like creature (for surely the alleged common ancestor of monkeys and man would be ape-like), has no evidencial support.

every hominid fossil found thus far is either clearly man or clearly ape. There have of course been plenty of hoaxes from fraudulent or over zealous evolution propogandists.

The alleged mechanism for evolving from ape to man is mutations, yet we observe that mutations do not add genetic information. They are either neutral or lose information. Natural Selection acts to minimise the effect of mutations, which are almost always harmful.

I used to believe the evolutionary tales, but then I checked out the evidence for myself.
I recommend the AIG site for a wealth of information. Even those who believe in evolution for religious reasons should at least want to understand how creationists are going to pull their arguments apart!

Answer 6

this question just keeps showing up.

firstly lets clear up this-monkeys and primates are not the same, a monkey has a tail for one thing so even you can tell them apart

all primates including man evolved from a common ancestor, not at the same time, so when one group of ancestral primates became isolated from another the two groups each took different evolutionary paths one of which led to man and each of the others led to the other primates.

get in there Thin Kaboudit, this sort of lack of knowledge or even common sense on Yanswers is starting to annoy me too

Answer 7

There is no question about it. We did not evolve directly from monkeys. Rather apes, humans, and monkeys evolved as separate branches from a common ancestor.

Answer 8

The new monkeys evolved from snakes.

Answer 9

chas chas you sound like you watched to many kent hovind videos. If you dont accept evolution, please dont try to cover it up with slander about evolution. Ie `evolution is a religion, its full of hoaxes` ect.
I know both sides of the story all to well and I can quote kent hovind saying the `most substantial evidence for creationism is the lack of proof for evolution` if creationism was anything near a science, it would have its own evidence to support it. one theory is not correct becayse another is "wrong"
many creationists belive dinosaurs and men lived together at the same time *laughs* and that dinosaurs were really fire breathing dragons *laughs harder*
tell me, just how did the world come into existence again? it was made in 6 days by a mythical being? hahahahaaa!!! ok answer me this? if evolution didnt happen then which one of the many hundred creationist stories is correct?

Answer 10

I'm not saying we did (Because I don't think we did) but it could be because certain species of monkeys did not evolve at the same rate as others.

Answer 11

If life began with small bacterias, why do they still exist? If life began in the water, why aren't we all in water? There are so many questions like this, i think because the purpose of life is survival, the strongest, the best, the bigger survives, ad nature likes to explore his options. If from the bacteria would have evolved one species, there would be only one kind of an animal in the planet, but this way, there are many animals, and many opportunities to find the perfect creature, the best, the greatest!