AP BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -We have much bigger brains relative to body size and in absolute size than other mammals, and have a level of intelligence that other animals don’t. There are many advantages to intelligence, such as the ability to plan and cooperate, innovate new techniques and share information about what works.

Detailed explanation-2: -Because primates are related, they are genetically similar. Human DNA is, on average, 96% identical to the DNA of our most distant primate relatives, and nearly 99% identical to our closest relatives, chimpanzees and bonobos.

Detailed explanation-3: -Apes have a human-like ability to guess what others are thinking, even in cases when someone holds a mistaken belief, according to research that supports the view that other primates can empathise and have complex inner lives.