Did the ancients consider apes a kind of humans?

Perhaps the earliest description of gorillas comes from a Carthaginian naval explorer called Hanno. He sailed to the Congo in the 5th or 6th century BC. There, he came about an island inhabited by a strange, savage people. read more

Humans ARE considered great apes by anyone with a background in physical anthropology or biology, because an"ape" has a very specific definition which includes the biological characteristics of a person and all of our fossil ancestors. read more

One of the most persistent myths, however, concerns the relationship of humans to great apes, a group of primates that includes the gorilla, orangutan and chimpanzee. Someone who believes the myth will say,"If evolution exists, then humans must be descended directly from apes. read more