Hominidae
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The Hominidae, whose members are known as the great apes, are a taxonomic family of primates that includes eight extant species in four genera: Pongo; Gorilla; Pan; and Homo, of which only modern huma
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Sumatran orangutan (Pongo abelii)
Humans are one of the four extant hominid genera.
A fossil hominid exhibit at The Museum of Osteology, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Ape
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Apes, collectively Hominoidea, are a superfamily of Old World simians native to sub-Saharan Africa and Southeast Asia. They were more widespread in Africa, Asia, and Europe in prehistory, and, includi
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…basin during the relatively warm and equable climatic regimes of the early and middle Miocene. The most recent of these far-flung Miocene apes (hominoids) is Oreopithecus, from the fossil-rich coal beds in northern Italy and dated to 9 million years ago. Molecular evidence indicates that the lineage of…
013 Alpha male chimpanzee at Kibale forest National Park Photo by Giles Laurent
Hylobates lar Kaeng Krachan WB
Like those of the orangutan, the shoulder joints of hominoids are adapted to brachiation, or movement by swinging in tree branches.
This series of images shows a gorilla using a small tree trunk as a tool. The trunk is used to maintain balance while fishing for aquatic plants.