Posted: Oct 17, 2016 12:33 am
Wortfish wrote:I am a little stuck. If chimps, gorilllas and orangutans share a common ancestor where did it live?
Africa.
Wortfish wrote: And why are orangutans so far removed in physical distance from their evolutionary cousins in Africa?
After the split from chimps and gorillas the ancestors the orangutans spread to Asia where their evolution continued. One thing to remember is that orangutans are not only separated from chimps, gorillas, and humans by great distance but also by a greater amount of time, 14 million years.