If we evolved from apes, how come apes still exist?

The theory of evolution states that we humans, evolved from primates or apes. But today, apes are still here. How come they didn't evolve?

The theory of evolution states that we humans, evolved from primates or apes. But today, apes are still here. How come they didn't evolve?

Steameffekt

They made a choice, dude

well first of all because we were'nt apes to begin with we were still humans but just hairier, bigger, and had slouched backs

We no evolved from apes. Okay to apes are still exist.

We no evolved from apes. Okay to apes are still exist.

Oleg_Huzwog

We no evolved from apes. Okay to apes are still exist.

Oleg_Huzwog

Wow, someone hasn't looked up on the theory of evolution.

Humans are still apes. >_>

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We no evolved from apes. Okay to apes are still exist.

Engrish_Major

Indeed! Shine get!

First off, we didn't evolve from apes. Secondly, evolution is not replacement of a species.

Humans are still apes. >_>

Shad0ki11

Exactly.

The only difference is that we shave regularly

The theory of evolution states that we humans, evolved from primates or apes. But today, apes are still here. How come they didn't evolve?

Steameffekt

Presumably your question refers to the theory of evolution by natural selection, in which case, yes it does explain the continued existence of monkeys. Monkeys are still around because they continue to be suited to life in their envirnoment. They have evolved the means of moving around in their habitats, the ability to procure food from the plants and animals in the area where they live and the physiological ability to acquire nuturients from that food, the ability to defend themselves against outside threats, etc.

If your question instead is meant to imply that, if humans evolved from monkeys, monkey should not exist, then your understanding of evolution is not complete.

A. Humans did not evolve from monkeys. Humans evolved from earlier primates, as did monkeys.

B. Evolution is not linear. Think of it more like a branching tree. Many species may eventually come from one. If the parent species develops slight differences in its population, those differences may lead to different advantages, which may lead to bigger differences, and so on, until eventually, the original species is no longer recognizable in the resulting organisms, and we have multiple species.

Amphibians evolved from fish.

Birds evolved from reptiles.

etc

It's because the DNA didn't aquire the mutation.

We didn't evolve directly from apes, we merely have a common ancestor in the evolutionary timeline.

The evolutionary tree is full of branches...

Evolution is full of branches...

martialbullet

Number 1 - Humans are apes.

Number 2 - Apes (again, that includes humans) evolved from a common ancestor.

Number 3 - A large number of bears become geographically seperated. One half remains in the same territories that they have lived in for thousands of years, and the other half travels to an environment that is radically (or perhaps just slightly) different. The group of bears that is now living in a different geographical region are no longer perfectly suited to their environment. The bears that are most well suited to live in this new environment thrive and pass on their genes. The bears that are not well suited to this new environment are less likely to do so. Genetic mutation, and the passing on of genes that are well suited for the region create a different species of animal over time (thousands of years, or even millions of years). Why would the previous species of bear die simply because there is now a new species of bear?

Caucasians evolved from Africans, black people still exist.

we didnt evolve, thats why. about 6000 years ago an inteligent designer (god to his friends) was bored one day and decided to create earth and its scenery ( the universe) and then light the next day. yeah thats how inteligent this mother ****** is he created the earth in the ******* dark. then click, on come the ******* lights. clever basterd.

then, as if that wasnt enough to cure his boredom. he made a man and a woman. the rest as they say is history

FACT

because the apes were holding some hardstones. Causing them not to evolved into humans.

The Theory of Evolution nowhere states we evolved from Apes. :|

Charles Darwin and the Tree of Life.

Check it out. It has a great visual of how evolution is a non-linear phenomena. ie, We didn't come from monkeys.

You aren't looking at the big picture, you are generalizing evolution. This has been answered before. It is hard to explain, but when they found different ways to find food they slowly changed over millions of years. We did not come directly from apes, there was a split of species which one became "apes" and the other slowly became humans. You can't look at it as its a simple A or B thing.

You should study it further, you can't simply ask a person. Take a college biology class. You will learn if you take the time to.

reading the bible takes forever, but reading 3 chapters in a high school biology textbook takes 1-2 hours at most. why do evolution-nonbelievers have trouble with this? I think even public libraries have textbooks for the public; there is no excuse to not educate yourself.

cus back in tha day, da apes was all like nah ways dude yous evolvin, and we was all like hellz yeah brotha, how bout you. but all da apes was all like hellz nah dats for queers.

As stated, man didn't evolve from the chimps we know today. However the chimps we know today may have been very close to what we actually did evolve from. More than likely the common ancestor of man and chimp were split into groups due to the desertification of Africa at that time. Jungle wildernesses began gettign smaller and smaller and modern human ancestors needed to resort to other means of getting food and water. They probably did this by venturing out of their jungle wilderness to hunt on the savannah while the ancestors of modern chimps lives remained unchanged due to them still being in that same jungle environment. The savannah was not made for travel for creatures that spent most of their lives in trees so they needed to adapt. Their tool use increased and their bipedalism did as well. However, even though it was easier to travel bipedally their bodies still overheated. That would lead directly into the loss of body hair and the darkenning of the skin to protect from radiation from the Sun. As they moved northward the skin didn't need to protect from radiation from the Sun as much but our ancestors needed to still gain vitamin D, which our body metabolizes from the Suns rays so a loss in skin pigmentation occurred.

Presumably your question refers to the theory of evolution by natural selection, in which case, yes it does explain the continued existence of monkeys. Monkeys are still around because they continue to be suited to life in their envirnoment. They have evolved the means of moving around in their habitats, the ability to procure food from the plants and animals in the area where they live and the physiological ability to acquire nuturients from that food, the ability to defend themselves against outside threats, etc.

If your question instead is meant to imply that, if humans evolved from monkeys, monkey should not exist, then your understanding of evolution is not complete.

A. Humans did not evolve from monkeys. Humans evolved from earlier primates, as did monkeys.

B. Evolution is not linear. Think of it more like a branching tree. Many species may eventually come from one. If the parent species develops slight differences in its population, those differences may lead to different advantages, which may lead to bigger differences, and so on, until eventually, the original species is no longer recognizable in the resulting organisms, and we have multiple species.

JordanOwns

End of topic. Every one should shut up now and the topic should be locked.

Stop endlessly repeating eachother.

The theory of evolution states that we humans, evolved from primates or apes. But today, apes are still here. How come they didn't evolve?

Steameffekt

Life functions best when there are many forms of life. IF everything was evolved down the same road then it would be doomed to the same weaknesses and life would end all together.

:|

Bashes head against desk

Have you guys learned nothing from DBZ

I mean seriously...any fool can see that monkeys went in three directions

1. smart ones turned into humans

2. lazy ones did nothing

3. strong ones turnes into Saiyans, some were even strong enough to evolve into Super Saiyans

You fail to understand how evolution works.

Humans evolved from a more primitive form of apes, that do no exist today... just like Chimpanzees evolved from an ancestor that currently doesn't exist today. We didn't evolve from gorillas and orangutans... all the great apes evolved from the same common ancestor that no longer exists.

----------------Common ancestor------------------
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|                                                                  |
|                                                                  |
|                                                                  |
Humans                                              Modern apes.

:|

Bashes head against desk

Ingenemployee

----------------Common ancestor------------------
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Humans Modern apes.

Theokhoth

so a long time ago a caveman did it with a monkey and here i am?