What are Hominids?

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Hominids, another name for the great apes, is the scientific term for member of the hominidae. Hominidae is a family of erect primate mammals such as humans together with extinct ancestral forms. You can find more information here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hominidae...
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Hominids are a species on the human branch of the evolutionary tree. Hominids are a member of the family Hominidae, which include Homo sapiens and our ancestors.
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