Orangutans May Be Closest Human Relatives, Not Chimps

Tuesday, June 23, 2009 - 15:35 in Paleontology & Archaeology

Gene studies linking humans to modern African apes are flawed, says a new study that argues we have more physical traits in common with the orangutans of Southeast Asia.

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