2007-03-05 06:11:08 · 5 answers · asked by MoMo 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Biology
Because, as we understand it, mankind and apes split off from a common ancestor (that's not to say that we evolved from apes, just that apes and people share a common ancestral link, we'll call it a "proto-ape-man"). And that proto-ape-man and other primates, even farther back in the past, share another common ancestor (proto-proto-ape-monkey-man?). So we can look at genetic traits shared among all three of us - man, monkeys, and apes, and see how common those traits are, how similar they are, and other comparisons to see how similar we are as a whole, and what our ancestors may have looked like or lived like.
2007-03-05 06:22:23 · answer #1 · answered by Brian L 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Because the evolution for humans started with non-human primates. It's not hard to understand.
2007-03-05 06:20:29 · answer #2 · answered by pilljills 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Because for some reason the idiots out there haven't figured out that there isn't a missing link and that humans didn't evolve from monkeys. Humans have always been humans, the only evolving we have ever done as a species has been in small measures such as skin tone and stature. The missing link shows up and I will believe that Darwin was right but until then I will go with the text that has been on this earth for a long time (Bible) which tells me otherwise. And on Darwin's deathbed he even said that it was just a theory. Darwin didn't even say that his theory was a fact. It is a shame that kids are taught Darwinism without being given the fact that he wasn't even sure about it.
2007-03-05 06:24:59 · answer #3 · answered by MOMMY585 5 · 2⤊ 4⤋
Feelings And Emotions. Our Human Form.
2016-03-29 01:00:01 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because we all are evolving. Scientists can tell how far back certain primates diverged from each other and so, tell us how we evolved into who we are today.
2007-03-05 06:36:39 · answer #5 · answered by taliswoman 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋