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Mon Sep 23 13:29:33 EDT 2013

if humans evolved from monkeys why are they still monkeys on the planet that haven't evolved?


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Mon Sep 23 13:57:06 EDT 2013

Humans haven't evolved from monkeys, however, monkeys and humans do have same ancestors.


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Mon Sep 23 14:04:00 EDT 2013

well apes then why are the still apes on the planet 


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Mon Sep 23 14:47:36 EDT 2013

Here's the full answer from a site:
"Firstly, man did not evolve from modern apes. Man and modern apes share a common ancestor, which is extinct. However, the question comes from a flawed understanding of how evolution works. Evolution is not a straight line, where entire populations change into new species all at the same time. Often times, a small group breaks away from a population and begins to evolve independently of the source group. The source group does not need to go extinct, and is generally unaffected by the development of the smaller group.  This is called "Allopatric Speciation," and it is just one of many ways that new species can evolve. There is nothing in evolutionary theory which states a source population must go extinct in order for new species to evolve."


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