Study Finds Bonobos May Be Better Representation of the Last Common Ancestor with Humans than Common Chimpanzees (IMAGE)

George Washington University

Study Finds Bonobos May Be Better Representation of the Last Common Ancestor with Humans than Common Chimpanzees

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A new study examining the muscular system of bonobos provides firsthand evidence that the rare great ape species may be more closely linked to human ancestors than common chimpanzees.

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