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To: Jacques Chitte who wrote (552)	9/15/1999 7:01:00 PM
From: w molloy	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 69300

Bonobos.... Criteria used is gene sequences. The similarity list (in descending order, most similar first...) 1. Bonobo chimp 2. Pongo chimp 3. Gorilla 4. Orang Utan Bonobo and H Sap are not 'way different' as you suggest. They just look different. For example, we have the same number of hair follicles, in the same locations. Bonobos are as likely to walk upright. Bonobos are sophisticated tool users. They have a demonstrable sense of self (as do all the primates) Bonobos give us a startling picture of what life may have been like for our proto-human ancestors 2 million years ago. w.