If we evolved from Apes why are there still apes?

Question

If we evolved from Apes why are there still apes?

Answer 1

We did evolve from apes.  We just didn't evolve from MODERN apes.  The common ancestor of modern apes and humans were still apes.  They split off into different species and didn't breed with each other any more.  Many related groups found many different ways to survive to the present.

Answer 2

If dogs evolved from wolves (and DNA research confirms this) then why are there still wolves?

You need to actually study evolution and the reason will become evident.

Answer 3

Because we didn't evolve from Apes.  Are you ok with believing that your great, great, great, great grand pop was a tree dweller?  I'm not.  I believe what God says, he created man, and he created Apes, and that's why we are both here.

Answer 4

We mutated from a species of ape. Not all apes changed to humans only one branch of ape mutated into what became humans.

Answer 5

because {god} never told you "in detail" that all humanity once started evolving from the lakes and rivers, as little tadpoles.  The eighth day starts today.

Answer 6

We did not evolve from apes.  We share a common ancestor.

Answer 7

We are not evolved from apes, but rather share a common ancestor with apes.  You've heard people speak of a "missing link".  The missing link is believed to be that common ancestor which links us to the apes.  We are in the same Family (hominidae), yet we are in our own Genus(homo).

While we do share 97-99% (depending on the reference source) of our DNA with chimps, that 1-3% which is not shared is a HUGE amount in the genetic sense.

Answer 8

ahhhhhhhh Darwinism. Maybe you need to look no further than your mirror and see if you evolved from apes to answer your question.

We are all from one common ancestor and he was human. End of story

Answer 9

Just because your brother is a genius and you're an idiot (like your Dad), doesn't make you cease to exist and stop having children.  

Xenophobia whether based on genetics or culture did a good job of wiping out our closest relatives, but we never got all of them.

Answer 10

Homo sapien sapien (thats all of us) are great apes.  if there were no apes then we wouldnt exist.  if we didnt exist then this question would not have been asked.

Answer 11

You are very confused about evolution.  To answer a more general question, imagine one species - any animal you like - but in two different locations.   These two species cannot come into contact with each other for geographical reasons.  They are each slowly evolving, whether it be due to natural selection or genetic drift.  Over time, say millions of years, the two groups are very different from each other.  Let's say one remained relatively the same species, whereas the other group has changed jurastically.

To your specific question, we are a species of ape.  As many others have answered, we share a common ancestor with the other apes.  We actually evolved from a squirrel-like primate.

Answer 12

We didn't evolve from apes, but we both evolved from the same species millions of years ago. Through mutations, natural selection, etc. this species eventually adapted into many different species. We're one of those species, so were Neandertals, and so are other apes.

Answer 13

we didn't evolve from apes; humans and apes evolved from a common ancestor, which is now extinct

Answer 14

We are not evolved from apes.  According to evolutionary theories, we have a common ancestor.  So, if you have ancestors with the last name Michaels; there are still Michaels around even though you are a descendent and don't have the same name.

Answer 15

Well there's your error: We are among the great ape species so to speak. On the other hand, humans did not evolve from apes, although we share genetic ancestry wayway back in geologic time. The species evolved differently and independently after that.