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How similar and different are humans and chimpanzees? When you observe chimps in zoos (or look up pictures on line) how similar do chimps seem to humans? Why do people wave and make faces at chimps in zoos? Would you wave and make faces at an elephant? Explain.
If you were an 18th Century observer do you think you would have perceived chimps as any more similar to humans than you do in 2022? How similar and different are chimps and humans genetically? Do you think the 98% figure overemphasizes the similarities? How similar are you to any other life form genetically? If you and a chimp are such a high percentage similar, how does that relate to your perception of your similarity to other humans?