Why haven't chimpanzees evolved to be as smart as humans?

We're too damn smart. We're so smart, it almost feels like we're special sometimes. It feels like our intelligence is… well… unnatural. But it's not. read more

Humans did not evolve from apes, gorillas or chimps. We are all modern species that have followed different evolutionary paths, though humans share a common ancestor with some primates, such as the African ape. The timeline of human evolution is long and controversial, with significant gaps. read more

Admittedly it probably looked more like a chimp than a human, but that is only because the divergent group that led to humans evolved in a very different environment, whereas those that eventually became chimps remained in the forests so their evolution is less noticeable, but no less advanced. read more