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| Human[1] Temporal range: 0.35 mya to present Middle Pleistocene – Recent
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| An adult human male (left) and female (right) from the Akha tribe in Northern Thailand | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Primates |
| Suborder: | Haplorhini |
| Infraorder: | Simiiformes |
| Family: | Hominidae |
| Subfamily: | Homininae |
| Tribe: | Hominini |
| Genus: | Homo |
| Species: | H. sapiens
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| Homo sapiens Linnaeus, 1758
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A human is a member of the species Homo sapiens, which means 'wise man' in Latin.[3] Carolus Linnaeus put humans in the mammalian order of primates.[1] Humans are a species of hominid, and chimpanzees, bonobos, gorillas and orangutans are their closest living relatives.
Humans are mammals. They are also social animals. They usually live in groups. They help and protect each other. They care for their children. Humans are bipedal, which means they walk on two legs.
Humans have a complex brain, which is much larger than that of the other living apes. They use language, make ideas, and feel emotions. This brain, and the fact that arms are not needed for walking, lets humans use tools. Humans use tools far more than any other species. Their tools are very advanced.
Humans first came from Africa. There are humans living on every continent.[4][5] As of 2023, there were over 8.1 billion living on Earth.[6] Overpopulation is a problem.
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Groves Colin; Wilson D.E. & Reeder D.M. (eds) 2005. Mammal species of the world. 3rd ed. Johns Hopkins University Press. ISBN 0-801-88221-4
- ↑ Global Mammal Assessment Team (2008). "Homo sapiens". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008: e.T136584A4313662. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T136584A4313662.en. Archived from the original on 7 December 2017. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
- ↑ "homo sapiens". Archived from the original on 2007-11-27. Retrieved 2008-07-18.
- ↑ There are permanently manned bases on Antarctica.
- ↑ "A Timeline of Life". Archived from the original on 2008-07-18. Retrieved 2008-07-18.
- ↑ "World pop clock". US Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 2015-11-17. Retrieved 2022-03-22.