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Only one human species inhabits our world today - Homo sapiens. But in the human evolutionary past there were times when multiple species live together, sharing and competing for space, food and other resources.
To understand how this co-existence may have influenced the course of our own evolution, Dr. Stanford has spent the past nine years studying the relationship among two great apes - the mountain gorilla and the chimpanzee. The Impenetrable Forest of Uganda is the only spot on Earth where mountain gorillas and chimpanzees live together. The implications of their co-existence tell us much about our ancestors' lives.
Craig Stanford is Professor of Anthropology and Biology at the University of Southern California, and is co-director of the Jane Goodall Research Center.
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