Hominid Evolution Fun Facts- Dr. Alexandra Kralickさんのイラストまとめ

Sumatran orangutans tend to have longer, denser, and fleecier body hair than do Bornean orangutans because of the generally higher altitude habitats of Sumatran populations

If you watched #TigerKing on @netflix you may have noticed captive primates, including chimps! Very heartbreaking.

Joe Exotic's chimps ended up at the @CFGA, a permanent sanctuary for rescued or retired apes from the entertainment industry, research, or exotic pet trade.

In Greek, Paranthropus means beside man

This helps to remember that they are a mostly seen as an offshoot of the hominin tree, and not our direct ancestors

First discovered in the 1930s by Robert Broom
Paranthropus genus lived in S & E Africa from ~2-1 million years ago