Differences: Similarities Between Humans And Monkeys

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Although humans and monkeys are different, they are also very similar. They are probably more similar than they are different. Despite their differences, it is often said that humans were once apes, a type of monkey that within the years slowly evolved to adapt to their climate and environment. With this evolution came a lot of changes, especially physical ones. While it is not known if this is true or not, it is true that humans and monkeys are closely related. Both humans and monkeys look similar in appearance, share physical abilities, nourish their babies in very similar ways, and behave similar. When looking at a monkey and a human, you will instantly notice some physical differences, but you will also notice a lot of similarities. You will notice that compared to humans, monkeys also have ears, eyes, arms, legs, hands and feet, they even have fingers and toes, a nose, a mouth, teeth, a tongue, and hair, but unlike humans, monkey 's have way more hair. They are furry animals with hair that covers all of their body including most of their face. Humans also have hair on their face called facial hair. Men usually have more facial …show more content…

Like humans, monkeys are able to express their emotions. They can show love like the love between a mother and their baby, anger, sadness, including happiness. Although they are able to express their emotions, they are not able to do so verbally, like humans can. A monkey can not tell you to stop when they are mad. They communicate nonverbally by using their body. Humans can also communicate nonverbally by using their body language. Monkeys are very intelligent animals and can be very funny too. A monkey can make silly faces just like human’s can. This shows how playful monkeys are as well as how they use their body to communicate what they are feeling. By making a silly face the monkey is trying to communicate that it is experiencing

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