AP BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Hominidae, in zoology, one of the two living families of the ape superfamily Hominoidea, the other being the Hylobatidae (gibbons). Hominidae includes the great apes-that is, the orangutans (genus Pongo), the gorillas (Gorilla), and the chimpanzees and bonobos (Pan)-as well as human beings (Homo).

Detailed explanation-2: -The most commonly used recent definitions are: Hominid – the group consisting of all modern and extinct Great Apes (that is, modern humans, chimpanzees, gorillas and orang-utans plus all their immediate ancestors).

Detailed explanation-3: -Biology. Great apes are a taxonomic family of primates classified as Hominidae and include seven living species in four genera: chimpanzees and bonobos (Pan), gorillas (Gorilla), orangutans (Pongo), and humans (Homo).

Detailed explanation-4: -Living hominoids are commonly divided into three families: Hylobatidae (gibbons), Pongidae (orangutans), and Hominidae (gorillas, chimpanzees, and humans). Although the superfamily originated in Africa, their evolution took place throughout Africa and Eurasia. Only humans have expanded to other continents.

Detailed explanation-5: -Our immediate evolutionary family is comprised of the hominoids, the group of primates that includes the “lesser apes” (siamangs and gibbons) as well as the “great apes” (chimpanzees, bonobos, gorillas, and orangutans). Among the great apes, our closest relatives are the chimpanzees and bonobos (Figure 1).