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Platypus–Ape Last Common Ancestor

225 million years ago (±5 million years)

When dinosaurs rose, our line quietly began.

Last Common Ancestor (LCA)

This tiny creature marks the branch point between what we became and what we could have been. Long before apes walked upright, the blueprint of mammalian life—warmth, fur, milk—was already taking shape in the shadows of the Triassic.

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Are bonobos and chimpanzees separate species?

Bonobo-Chimpanzee LCA

ANSWER: Bonobos and chimpanzees split about 1.5 mya. Chimpanzees are stronger, more aggressive, and have lighter skin. Bonobos have darker skin from birth and are thinner and more bipedal.

Life learns to move, sense, and survive!

The rise of a nervious system to a brain.

Animal evolution traces the long story of how movement, senses, behavior, and intelligence emerged over hundreds of millions of years. From early multicellular life to the vast diversity of animals today, this section explores how natural selection shaped bodies, instincts, and survival strategies.

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