• Question: If we evolve from monkeys, why are there still monkeys in the world??

    Asked by lemnell to Aime, Akshat, Diana, Gemma, Judith on 18 Jun 2011.
    • Photo: Gemma Sharp

      Gemma Sharp answered on 18 Jun 2011:

      We didn’t actually evolve from monkeys, but monkeys, apes and humans did all evolve from a common ancestor.

      So monkeys exist because they’ve evolved to exist… They are well-evolved to suit the environments they live in. Same goes for humans 🙂

    • Photo: Judith McCann

      Judith McCann answered on 18 Jun 2011:

      For people and monkeys it’s a common ancestor,but it’s possible for species to divide when half the population evolves-but this normally happens when the population has been separated by distance,this makes sub-species of the same animal.check out Darwin tree of life,it’s an interactive model of how species evolved!

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