Traditionally, only human ancestors were placed in the family Hominidae (and thereby referred to as hominids). This reflected a view that humans are substantially different from the great apes ...

O rangutans belong to the Hominidae family, also called the great apes. They are highly intelligent and share around 96.4% of our DNA. Orangutans are the only great apes in Asia, making their ...

Scientists have classified the Australopithecus as a hominid genus. They belong to the Hominidae family. Australopithecus appeared and evolved before the genus Homo. The features of this hominid ...