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Ponginae

primate subfamily

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classification

In primate: Classification
Subfamily Ponginae (orangutans) 1 genus, 3 species. Southeast Asia. Subfamily Homininae (African apes and humans) 3 genera, 4 living species. Traditionally, zoologists divided subfamily Homininae into 2 “tribes”: Gorillini, containing the gorillas,
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Hominidae

In Hominidae
One (called Ponginae) contains only the orangutans, and the other (Homininae) contains humans and the African great apes. Some classifications further subdivide Homininae into two or more “tribes.” Some reserve the tribe Gorillini for gorillas, chimpanzees, bonobos, and their evolutionary ancestors and reserve the tribe Hominini exclusively…
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