native to the savannah of tropical Africa, are the closest to humans biologically. Humans and chimpanzees share more than 98 percent of DNA. Chimpanzees not only have vivid personalities like humans, but also have strong social structures and bonds similar to humans...
Although they have been extinct for thousands of years, scientists continue to learn more and more about this mighty animal. Some of the most exciting new research is being produced by looking at DNA extracted from the hair and bones of woolly mammoths entombed in ice. In this genomics ...
Andre Bauma, who works at Virunga National Park, says more than just DNA connects us to the gorillas. "Gorillas have something in their soul(灵魂) very close to humans," he says. To lose mountain gorillas would be to lose a part of ourselves32. The underlined word "shrinking" in ...
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