• Question: why are gorillas so much like humans?

    Asked by to Lewis on 19 Mar 2014. This question was also asked by .
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      Lewis Dean answered on 19 Mar 2014:

      Gorillas and humans are fairly closely related (in evolutionary terms), so we share lots of things (like the shape of our bodies and different behaviours) because we have both inherited them from our ancestors.

      It’s the same way that you and your siblings probably look more alike than you do with your cousins and even more alike than complete strangers.

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