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One species of a genus of erect-walking bipedal primates that appears to have achieved some measure of success and dominance, but appears to be on the brink of losing dominance to other more successful vermin. Humans appear to have an unfortunate tendancy to soil their own environment, leading to a gradual decline in the environment's ability to support them.
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{{Taxobox | color = pink
|name = Human
|fossil_range = [[Pleistocene]] - Recent
|regnum = [[Animal]]ia
|phylum = [[Chordate|Chordata]]
|classis = [[Mammal]]ia
|ordo = [[Primate]]s
|familia = [[Hominidae]]
|genus = ''[[Homo (genus)|Homo]]''
|species = '''''H. sapiens'''''
|subspecies = '''''H. s. sapiens'''''
|trinomial = ''Homo sapiens sapiens''
|trinomial_authority = [[Carolus Linnaeus|Linnaeus]], 1758
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Modern '''humans''', known as ''Homo sapiens''&thinsp;<ref name=AnimalDiversity/> ([[Latin language|Latin]] for "wise man"&thinsp;<ref name=Etymonline/>), are the only living [[species]] in the [[Homo (genus)|homo]] [[Genus (biology)|genus]] of [[bipedalism|bipedal]] [[primate]]s in [[Hominidae]], the [[ape|great ape]] family. Anatomically modern humans originated in [[Africa]] about 200,000 years ago,<ref name=Smitsonium/> and reached full modernity around 50,000 years ago.
 
The closest relatives within the family [[Hominidae]] are the [[Chimpanzee]]s and [[Bonobo]]s. Humans distinguish themselves from all other primates by their erect posture, bipedal gait and use of [[Natural language|language]]. Humans have a highly developed [[brain]], capable of abstract [[reasoning]], [[introspection]], and [[problem solving]]. This mental capability, combined with the erect posture that frees the [[hand]]s for manipulating objects, has allowed humans to make far greater use of [[tool]]s than any other living species on Earth.
 
Humans have been very successful and have colonized all [[continent]]s of the [[Earth]], though some, such as [[(Thomas) Robert Malthus|Thomas Malthus]], theorize that humans are growing beyond the ability of the [[Natural environment|environment]] to support them. See [[Demography]] for more on human population growth.
 
==References==
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<ref name=AnimalDiversity>[http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/classification/Homo.html#Homo Genus ''Homo''] P. Myers, R. Espinosa, C. S. Parr, T. Jones, G. S. Hammond and T. A. Dewey. 2008. From the "Animal Diversity" website of the [[University of Michigan]].</ref>
 
<ref name=Etymonline>[http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=Homo+sapiens Homo sapiens] From William Turton's 1802 translation of [[Linnæus]], coined in modern [[Latin language|Latin]] from ''homo'' meaning "man" and ''sapere'' meaning "wise".</ref>
 
<ref name=Smitsonium>[http://humanorigins.si.edu/evidence/human-fossils/species/homo-sapiens Homo sapiens] From the website of the "Human Origins Initiative" of the [[Smithsonian Institute]]'s [[National Museum of Natural History]].</ref>
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Human
Fossil range: Pleistocene - Recent
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Primates
Family: Hominidae
Genus: Homo
Species: H. sapiens
Subspecies: H. s. sapiens
Trinomial name
Homo sapiens sapiens
Linnaeus, 1758

Modern humans, known as Homo sapiens [1] (Latin for "wise man" [2]), are the only living species in the homo genus of bipedal primates in Hominidae, the great ape family. Anatomically modern humans originated in Africa about 200,000 years ago,[3] and reached full modernity around 50,000 years ago.

The closest relatives within the family Hominidae are the Chimpanzees and Bonobos. Humans distinguish themselves from all other primates by their erect posture, bipedal gait and use of language. Humans have a highly developed brain, capable of abstract reasoning, introspection, and problem solving. This mental capability, combined with the erect posture that frees the hands for manipulating objects, has allowed humans to make far greater use of tools than any other living species on Earth.

Humans have been very successful and have colonized all continents of the Earth, though some, such as Thomas Malthus, theorize that humans are growing beyond the ability of the environment to support them. See Demography for more on human population growth.

References

  1. ↑ Genus Homo P. Myers, R. Espinosa, C. S. Parr, T. Jones, G. S. Hammond and T. A. Dewey. 2008. From the "Animal Diversity" website of the University of Michigan.
  2. ↑ Homo sapiens From William Turton's 1802 translation of Linnæus, coined in modern Latin from homo meaning "man" and sapere meaning "wise".
  3. ↑ Homo sapiens From the website of the "Human Origins Initiative" of the Smithsonian Institute's National Museum of Natural History.
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