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Is it possible to mate primates with humans?

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Originally Answered: Is it possible to mate primates with humans? Everyone who is saying its completely impossible, has no proof if it is or not. Yes, humans may have fewer chromosomes than other primates, but we are very, very similar nonetheless; so similar, we could produce something. read more

Humans are in the genus homo, which we shared with neanderthals, which we did mate with and produced offspring . Chimps are in the genus, pan. Gorillas in the genus, gorilla. read more

These differences are just as great in dark-skinned people as in light skinned people. For example: one very clear difference is in hair. Humans and apes have a totally different pattern of hair, and black Africans, who live where the Great Apes live, are the least hairy human race. read more

Gorillas and orangutans certainly could mate with humans but there would be no chance of producing offspring. A male gorilla has an errect penis of 1.5", an orangutan around 2" and a chimp around 2.5" (3.5" for a bonobo pygmy chimp). Of all the primates human males have the largest penis in terms of size and as a % of their body size. read more

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