Humans Are Apes (& Here’s Why) ~ with Anthropologist ZACHARY COFRAN

ZACHARY COFRAN is an Assistant Professor of Anthropology at Vassar College studying human evolution, growth, and development. MARK from Evolution Soup chats with Zach about the lines of evidence that show we humans are part of the Great Ape family. We also tackle those questions that pop up continually as a challenge to the reality of human evolution: - If humans evolved from apes, why are there still apes? - Are gorillas, chimps and orangutans just a step away from becoming human? - Why aren’t humans evolving anymore? A fun and fact-filled overview of why human beings are not just related to apes, but actually ARE apes. #evolution #humanevolution #anthropology 00:00 START 01:25 Background & Homo naledi 04:09 History of the Human-Ape connection 06:25 What we now know 10:15 If humans evolved from apes why are there still apes? 11:39 Are gorillas & chimps one step away from becoming human? 14:37 Why are humans evolving any more? 15:43