Questions About Chimpanzees
Answered by
Elizabeth Vinson Lonsdorf

Elizabeth says...

11) How do they fit in with humans evolutionarily?

Chimpanzees, along with bonobos, are our closest living relatives. We share many characteristics with these apes, including having culture, intelligence and complex social relationships. See the following websites for evolutionary trees showing how the great apes relate to each other:
Primate Family Tree
The Tree of Life Project