u/Waste_Translator_975

Apparently chimp-bonobo hybrids have occurred in captivity about a dozen times, and the offspring show no particular health issues or fertility problems, but they are somewhat visually and behaviourally distinct from both of their parents populations.

The dude in the picture is a Bonobo-Chimp called Adam, the only chimp bonobo hybrid I could find a photo of. More info about adam from the social media page of the zoo that houses him:

Some more info on Adam: Meet Adam, the incredibly rare bonobo-chimpanzee hybrid residing at Zoo Bassin d’Arcachon in France. Born on 30 July 1992 at Kino’s Circus (Rech Circus), Adam is a living hybrid of two distinct sister species, proving that chimpanzees and bonobos can interbreed. His unique lineage connects two very different worlds: his father was Congo, a bonobo from Stuttgart Zoo, and his mother was a chimpanzee named Clara.
While many hybrid animals are sterile, Adam is completely fertile and has even fathered his own offspring, a son named Mooky. His rare genetics give him a distinctively fluffy coat of hair, making him look completely different from a typical chimpanzee.
Rescued from the circus, Adam now lives in a huge habitat alongside Zora, who is a chimpanzee. Surprisingly, the pair do not like spending time together at all and are normally found quite far apart from each other. Instead of interacting with Zora, Adam prefers to focus his attention on the public. No matter if you look directly at him or just walk past, he is always on the lookout for something to throw. Watch his highly dynamic behaviour as he stands upright, makes his completely unique vocal sound, and launches sticks at visitors. Fortunately for the crowd, his aim is rarely on target!

In the videos i've seen of him, he makes vocalisations that sound nothing like either chimp or bonobo vocalisations I've heard, he sounds more like a human trying to do an impression of a dog barking. Also he seems incredibly hyperactive and walks bipedally a lot of the time.

reposted cos I improved some stuff. Recently found out Peter Brown, the guy who discovered and named Homo Floresiensis, is my grandmas first cousin. Crazy. I've been in contact with him.

https://www.johnhawks.net/p/the-first-molecular-data-from-homo

I work at an electronics shop in australia that sells 3d printing stuff. Over the past few months I’ve been gradually printing these off during shifts as a demo display for our 3d printing section. A lot of these models come from Adam Worthington and Nicamarvin on sketchfab. I know nicamarvin is very active in this sub so thanks heaps for the models man. We’re in the midst of a printing off a full size neanderthal currently, with the pelvis being another one of Nic‘s uploads.

from left to right:

bonobo(I know I know its not part of the lineage at all but its a good visual reference)

S tschadensis

A ramidus

A afarensis

A africanus

H habilis

H erectus georgicus

H erectus pekingensis

H heidelbergensis rhodesiensis

H neanderthalensis

H longi

H sapiens (Irhoud)

H sapiens sapiens

The feedback I got from my last dmanisi was overwhelmingly that it didnt look homo enough (lol). So I had another go.

A follow up to my last post because some people said they wanted more. Reuploaded cos I added a body.

a follow up from my last post because 1 or 2 people said they were keen to see more. I was surprised how ape like this one turned out.

I’ve been messing around with reconstructing hominins via photomoshing. Im super new to it and a bit shit but im just doin it for fun so go easy haha. For me the thing that makes paleoanthropology so alluring is the desire to know what our extinct ancestors wouldve looked like in the flesh. edits like this help me scratch that itch a tiny bit.