... the features that are shared by both humans and primates. Yet, studies show that many of the differences between primates, especially apes, and humans are differences of degree rather than kind. By this we mean that there are very few characteristics that are not shared by primates and humans, nonetheless these characteristics have been taken much further in humans. Fundamentally humans are exaggerated primates (Introduction to Physical Anthropology, 8th ed., 2000, p.133). There are certain features that set them above other primates, yet they are not solely a human attribute. Humans have a world wide distribution, linked heavily to the reliance on culture; the sole method of locomotion is bipedalism; and humans have larger brains relative to body size, which in turn leads to the ability to think and write about ideas, along with the ability to speak. However, when one looks at these features one can not help but notice ...

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