Evolution From Monkeys

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Do we evolve from humans, many people think we do but we don’t we might share an ancestor with them, and i also don’t think we evolve from them.
The importance of this study is to figure out how, if, and do we evolve from monkeys. How it could affect society is if apes are our ancestors then that might mean that some random ape in the world could be our ancestor and we don’t even know it, and if we do evolve from humans how are their monkeys still,and they're not humans. Since apes are our ancestor then what are the monkeys to apes, how did they get here because apes aren’t the same as but they look like monkeys.
How could this evolution affect future because the more people dig up the earth and find more fossils the more we learn more
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They used a CAT scan to calculate brain volume, eye size, and different spots on the teeth. Scientists also used scanning electron microscopes to photograph the fossil’s teeth. It was determined that these monkeys were fruit/leaf eaters like most tropical monkeys. Scientists also studied the hominid’s DNA. The average number of chromosomes a monkey has is 42 to 54. The number of chromosomes determines the type of monkey. Most monkeys have the same amount of chromosomes as humans (46). Some monkeys and great apes have 48 chromosomes, and reproduce sexually. The lifespan of a monkey is between 10 years and 50 years, depending on the species.
Scientists believe there have been a total of 264 different known species of monkeys. All monkeys share some behavioral traits regardless of what type of species it is. They can feel love, fear, compassion, anger, and hate. They also hold hands as a way of showing affection for each other, like humans. They even help nurse and take care of each other when sick, and also pet and groom each other. Some monkeys species are smart enough to develop skills and use tools. Monkeys hunt and live in groups called troops, tribes or

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