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Human Evolution from Chimpanzees

The claim that modern humans evolved directly from chimpanzees, which is incorrect as humans and chimpanzees share a common ancestor that lived millions of years ago.

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Did humans come from chimpanzees

instead humans and chimpanzees share a now‑extinct last common ancestor and have been evolving on separate branches for millions of years, a conclusion supported by fossil, behavioral and molecular ev...