Usually chimpanzees are regarded as our nearest primate relative but there are significant differences in musculature which make that idea improbable relative to the bonobo ape which is more similar to human. (Science Daily: Bonobos may be better representation of last common ancestor with humans)
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.
Credit: © Uryadnikov Sergey / Fotolia
At first I wasn't sure which kind of ape is in the picture but here's another Bonobo.
Previous research suggested this theory (i.e. Bonobos are the closest) at the molecular level, but this is the first study to compare in detail the anatomy of the three species.
"Bonobo muscles have changed least, which means they are the closest we can get to having a 'living' ancestor," said Bernard Wood, professor of human origins at the GW Center for the Advanced Study of Human Paleobiology.
- SD
The relationship with Bonobos is excellent because they are reported to be having sex constantly. Straight sex, gay sex, any kind of sex, and they're at it and the nearest possible partner will do just fine. Humans are the same since we will have sex just because the pattern of those clouds says yes to me.
Ed: there's an oversexed gene?
At the Rockhouse, we're guessing there's a lot of 'em. What happens with humans after they have sex. Yep, they want to do it again.
Ed: ok, so there's a do-it-again gene. What else?
Unknown. We're just weeping for the ethologist who will have to log endless hours taking notes while watching bonobos fuck. I'm sure there are many reasons to go to Africa but that would not be the Rockhouse first choice.
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.
Credit: © Uryadnikov Sergey / Fotolia
At first I wasn't sure which kind of ape is in the picture but here's another Bonobo.
Previous research suggested this theory (i.e. Bonobos are the closest) at the molecular level, but this is the first study to compare in detail the anatomy of the three species.
"Bonobo muscles have changed least, which means they are the closest we can get to having a 'living' ancestor," said Bernard Wood, professor of human origins at the GW Center for the Advanced Study of Human Paleobiology.
- SD
The relationship with Bonobos is excellent because they are reported to be having sex constantly. Straight sex, gay sex, any kind of sex, and they're at it and the nearest possible partner will do just fine. Humans are the same since we will have sex just because the pattern of those clouds says yes to me.
Ed: there's an oversexed gene?
At the Rockhouse, we're guessing there's a lot of 'em. What happens with humans after they have sex. Yep, they want to do it again.
Ed: ok, so there's a do-it-again gene. What else?
Unknown. We're just weeping for the ethologist who will have to log endless hours taking notes while watching bonobos fuck. I'm sure there are many reasons to go to Africa but that would not be the Rockhouse first choice.
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