Apes are our closest wild relatives, but we are pushing them to the brink. Today, they 're among the foremost endangered groups anywhere. WCS continues to assist lead the fight to save lots of them. Humans are primates, but the primates that we most closely resemble are the apes. We are therefore classified along side all other apes during a primate sub-group referred to as the hominoids (Superfamily Hominoidea).

This ape group are often further subdivided into the good Apes and Lesser Apes. Humans have bodies that are genetically and structurally very almost like those of the good Apes then we are classified within the Great Apes sub-group which is additionally referred to as the hominids (Family Hominidae).