Gorilla

The gorilla, the largest of the living primates, is a ground-dwelling omnivore that inhabits the forests of Africa. Gorillas are divided into two species and (under debate as of 2006 Template:Fact-science) either four or five subspecies. Comparison of DNA sequences of humans and gorillas show them to be 99% identical.

Attempts have been made to teach a gorilla named Koko a form of sign language, although this is highly questionable.^[1] Creationists believe that gorillas were created about 4000 years ago. According to evolutionary biology, humans shared a common ancestor with gorillas as recently as four to seven million years ago.^[2]

References

↑ As part of her research into animal communication in 1972, a young graduate student in developmental psychology volunteered to teach sign language to a 1-year-old female Gorilla named Koko. [1]
↑ http://genetics.plosjournals.org/perlserv/?request=get-document&doi=10.1371/journal.pgen.0030007

[1] As part of her research into animal communication in 1972, a young graduate student in developmental psychology volunteered to teach sign language to a 1-year-old female Gorilla named Koko. [1]

[2] ttp://genetics.plosjournals.org/perlserv/?request=get-document&doi=10.1371/journal.pgen.0030007

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