Compared to the lesser primates, such as monkeys and lemurs ... and other aspects. In this family tree, have a look at what sets us and the four other hominids apart from one another.*— ...

Here, we'll lead you back through key stages in your primate heritage ... generations of your line—a long way down your family tree. Back then your primogenitor was more like a monkey than ...

Despite the fact that almost all primates today, including people ... size of as many species as possible across the mammalian family tree and then use mathematical algorithms to look for patterns.

As members of the exclusive primate family, we humans know just how special ... shoulder joints designed to help them swing through trees. You won’t know from just looking at them, but great ...

Humans, and our hominin ancestors, belong to a family of ... or Antarctica). Primates scamper on the tops of branches, swing beneath them, and even leap acrobatically from tree to tree.