What are humans' closest relatives?

Answer 1

It is widely believed that chimpanzees are the closest living relative to humans, with them sharing 96% of the genetic coding we have and likely a common prehistoric ancestor. There has been recent speculation that orangutans may have more physical similarities to humans, but there has not been sufficient genetic research to back this up yet.
Gorillas and chimpanzees
Gorillas and chimpanzees
Chimpanzees are the closest living relative of humans. Chimps have the best similarities with human beings.They show such great abilities closely resembling human movements. Chimps also feature both physical and mental traits closely resembling Homo Erectus.
Genetically, the closest living relatives to genus Homo(humans) are in genus Pan (chimps and bonobos).
the closest animal to modern human is cro-magnon man whom of which was basically a smart monkey.
yes

Answer 2

They really are not sure yet. The closest relative is either Homo Neanderthalensis (Neanderthal) or Homo Erectus. One recent find (in 2004) in Flores, Indonesia found a troglodyte 4 feet tall. They named it Homo (sapiens) floresiensis.

But there is one species that is most likely our closest relative. Scientists say that because it's the same species as us. The only difference is the subspecies name. The species is called Homo Sapiens Idaltu.

It is believed to have lived 150,000-100,000 years ago in Africa and is mostly called cro-magnons or archaic humans.

For more info on it go to

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/homo_sapiens_idaltu

Answer 3

Humans' closest relatives are chimpanzees and bonobos, with whom they share a common ancestor. These primates belong to the same family (Hominidae) and share many similarities in behavior and genetics with humans.