Chimpanzee

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Chimpanzee

Scientific Classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Primates Suborder: Haplorrhini Infraorder: Simiiformes Family: Hominidae Genus: Pan
Species
Pan troglodytes Pan paniscus

Chimpanzees are a species of ape that, along with the bonobo are considered by evolutionary science to be the animals most closely related to humans. Chimps are classified as the genus Pan of the troglodytes species while the "pygmy chimpanzee" or bonobo is a unique species in of itself called Pan paniscus.

Genetic similarity to humans

Evolutionary scientists have conducted many different genetic studies on chimps, and have claimed conclusive evidence that humans and chimps are closely connected to a relatively recent common ancestor. Depending on the nucleotides counted, chimps and humans are touted as having between a 95% and 98.5% similar DNA structure. Interestingly, evolutionists often claimed a mere two percent discrepancy between man and chimp before the human genome had even been fully mapped.

It is important to note that even when there are similarities in the structure of two creature's DNA, such does not necessitate a common ancestor. The so called evidence of a recent common ancestor of chimpanzees and humans only works within the philosophy of naturalism, and genetic similarity is easily explained within the creationist worldview as being the result of a common intelligent designer. Furthermore, using a percentage when explaining genetic similarity masks the fact that a mere 5% equates to a difference of 150,000,000 DNA base pairs. While chimps certainly look somewhat similar in structure to humans, they are obviously members of another created kind.

Fossils

In the light of attempts to link the human race to the Chimpanzee, Darwinists fail to answer a critical question: where do Chimpanzees come from? Henry Gee, in an article published by Nature said:

"Fossil evidence of human evolutionary history is fragmentary and open to various interpretations. Fossil evidence of chimpanzee evolution is absent altogether". (Gee, p131)

Anatomy

The anatomy of a chimp is quite similar to that of a human from a purely laymen context. However slight differences are there upon closer scientific investigation and observational scrutiny. They have the same organs for the most part, including a larger colon and vermiform appendix suited for their largely vegetarian diet.