Valentine Pontifex

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shamon

Thanks. I was just wondering if Bonobos were more related to us than chimps. If chimps and bonobos are equidistant then there’s no quandary. I heard/read that Bonobos were more related somewhere but I couldn’t recall the reference.

It seems like there’s no definitive word here on how related we are to Bonobos or whether they’re more related or less related to us. I thought if any people would know it would be here.

Thanks anyway.

[ April 10, 2002: Message edited by: shamon ]</p>

Myrmecos

I'd consider the evidence pretty definitive that chimps and bonobos are each others' closest relatives, while humans are about equally distant from both of them:

<a href="http://www.zoology.ubc.ca/~bio336/Bio336/Lectures/Lecture5/primates.jpg" target="_blank">http://www.zoology.ubc.ca/~bio336/Bio336/Lectures/Lecture5/primates.jpg</a>

(note: pygmy chimp = bonobo)