are you humans more closely related to apes, moneys, or baboons?
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Humans, apes, monkeys, and baboons all belong to the order Primates, which is divided into two main suborders: Strepsirrhini (lemurs and lorises) and Haplorhini (tarsiers, monkeys, and apes). Show more…
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