I am known taxonomically as Homo sapiens (Latin: "wise man" or "knowing man"), and am the only extant member of the Homo genus of bipedal primates in Hominidae, the great ape family. However, in some cases "my name" is used to refer to any member of the genus Homo.
I have a highly developed brain, capable of abstract reasoning, language, introspection, and problem solving. This mental capability, combined with an erect body carriage that frees the hands for manipulating objects, has allowed me to make far greater use of tools than any other species. Mitochondrial DNA and fossil evidence indicates that my ancestors originated in Africa about 200,000 years ago. With my fellow individual
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