we are all cousins!. 12 4 18 m 6 m 1 2 2 2 7 m bonobo 3 14 m 2 orangutan gorilla today gibbon
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We are all cousins!
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18 m6 m
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7 m
Bonobo
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14 m
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Orangutan
Gorilla
today
Gibbon
1 CHIM-pan-zee, BO-no-boAF-ric-an GO-ril-la
A-sian o-RANG-u-tanGIB-bons of MAY-lay-sia
THESE • • ARE • our TAIL-less ape REL-a-tives
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25 m
540 m
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Tarsier
59 m
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58 m
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LorisLorisBushbabyBushbaby
LemurLemur
Madagascar
MON-keys of AF-ri-caAND south a-MER-i-ca
TAR-siers with BIG round eyesLE-murs and LOR-is-es
THESE • • ARE • our PRI • mate REL-a-tives
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60 m
275 of us
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61 m
2,07020
tree shrew
capybaracapybara
TREE shrews who LIVE in theTROP-ics of VI-et-nam
RO-dents and RAB-bits andBEAV-ers who BUILD a dam
THESE • • ARE • someMAM-mal-ian REL-a-tives
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62 m
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2,365 of us
2,000
Laurasiatheres
COY-o-tee, TI-ger, rhi-NO-cer-os, CAR-i-bou
CA-mel and HY-en-aBAT, seal, and DOL-phin too
THESE • • ARE • laur-A-sia-thereREL-a-tives
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giant groundsloth
63 m
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4,365 of us
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ANT-eat-ers, TREE sloths andGROUND sloths of LONG ago
ALL south a-MER-i-can‘CEPT ar-ma-DILL-e-oh
THESE • • ARE • our ZEE-nar-thran REL-a-tives
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64 m
4,395 of us
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golden mole
hyrax
manatee
Africa
Afrotheres
aardvark
AARD-varks and GOL-den molesHY-rax-es, EL-e-phants
ALL born in AF-ri-caE-ven the MAN-a-tees
THESE • • ARE • ourAF-ro-theer REL-a-tives
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66 million years ago . . .
your great-great-great-greatgreat-great grandparent!
Cretaceous
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140 m
4,465 of us
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Marsupials
KO-a-la, KANG-a-rooWOM-bat and BAN-di-coot
ALL just aus-TRAL-ian ‘ceptVIR-gin-ia O-poss-um
THESE • • ARE • mar-SU-pi-alREL-a-tives
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180 m - Jurassic
4,737 of us
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Spiny Echidna
Duck-billed PlatypusMonotremesThe common ancestor that humans share with Monotremes laid eggspartly a
mammalpartly a reptile
NOT quite a MAM-mal areAUS-tral-ian EGG-lay-ers
SPI-ny e-KID-na andDUCK-bill-y PLAT-y-pus
THESE • • ARE • our MON-o-tremeREL-a-tives
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16310 m - Carboniferous
(Paleozoic)
4,465 of us
17,370
BIRDS of the SKY and theMAR-shy mud CROC-o-diles
LIZ-ards and TUR-tles andSNAKES that are SO a-gile
THESE • • ARE • rep-TILE and birdREL-a-tives
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5,000
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340 mCarboniferous
Amphibians
22,112 of us
LAY eggs in PONDS and streamsALL frogs and TOADS it seems
SAL-a-man-DERS and newtsWEAR a wet BIRTH-day suit
THESE • • ARE • am-PHIB-i-anREL-a-tives
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417 m
Devonian
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425 m
Silurian
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450 m
27,112 of us
23,500
Lungfish Coelacant
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LUNG-fish and SEEL-a-canthBACK to the SEA ad-vance
SWIM-mers the RAY-finned fishSAL-mon and TU-na-fish
THESE • • ARE • our FINE fish-yREL-a-tives
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460 m - Ordovician
50,620 of us
somethingis missing
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FROM now on NO more boneCAR-til-age STANDS a-lone
IN ev’ry SHARK and rayTHEY func-tion FINE that way
THESE • • ARE • some FER-o-cious REL-a-tives
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lamprey
22530 m
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lancelet
51,470 of us
2,000
24565 m
560 m
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Each meeting point loses something . . .
sea squirt(tunicate)
LAM-preys then LANCE-e-letsNO gills: get USED to it
BREATHE through your SKINand lose BRAIN like a TUN-i-cate
THESE • • ARE • our CHOR • dateREL-a-tives
2322
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570 m
53,579 of us
6,000
Echinoderms
STAR-fish and SAND dol-larSEA ur-chin, BRIT-tle star
RA-di-al SYM-me-tryQUITE un-like YOU and me.
THESE • • ARE • e-KINE-o-dermREL-a-tives
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590 m
53,579 of us
1,100,000
IN-sects and SPI-ders tooALL join in ONE fell swoop
RI-ver of LIFE grows bigWITH worms and CLAMS that dig
THESE • • ARE • all VER-y coolREL-a-tives
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630 m
1,159,579 of us
330
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700 m
9,000
lose something!
FLAT-worms and JELL-y-fishCOR-al, a-NEM-on-ees
POOP and eat THROUGH one holeSTAY a-live THAT’s the goal
THESE • • ARE • some a-MAZ-ingREL-a-tives
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740 m
1,168,909 of us
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780 m
10,000
placozoan
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900 m
140
choanoflagellate
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800 m
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sponge comb jelly
COMB jell-ies LOVE the seaPLAC-o-zo-AN LONE-ly
SPONG-es dis-IN-te-grateKO-an-o-FLAJ-el-late
THESE • • ARE • someVER-y strange REL-a-tives
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950 m
1,179,150 of us
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DRIP (no picture)
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1,000,000,000 m(1 billion)
1,500,000
Fungi Amoebozoans
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1,200,000,000 m(1.2 billion)
5,000
DRIPS are all PAR-a-sitesFUN-gi can GROW at night
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35 MUSH-rooms and MOLD on breadA-me-bas HAVE no head
THESE • • ARE • someREAL biz-zarre REL-a-tives
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1.5 billion
2,684,180 of us
35,000 named • maybe 100,000 total
THINK of your FA-v’rite treeAND red and GREEN al-gae
LET-tuce and LI-ma beansALL feed on SOL-ar beams
THESE • • ARE • ourLIGHT eat-ing REL-a-tives
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2 billion years ago
2,784,000 of us
50,000 named lots more to discover!
Giardia
Eukaryotes
Brown algae
ForaminiferaRadiolaria
Diatoms
RA-di-o-LAR-i-aMAKE shells of SIL-i-ca
DON’T drink gi-AR-di-aFOR-a-min-I-fer-a
THESE • • ARE • some SING-le cellREL-a-tives
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Archaea
maybe 3 billion years ago
Yellowstone hot springvolcanic vent in deep ocean
FIND these in REAL hot poolsAND in your STINK-y stools
THEY don’t like BREATHE-ing airTHEY’RE sing-le CELL-u-lar
THESE • • ARE • our ARK-ee-uhREL-a-tives
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OH! eu-bac-TER-i-aSOME bring dip-THEER-i-a
OTH-ers re-CY-cle trashWITH-out them WE would crash
THESE • • ARE • bac-TER-i-alREL-a-tives
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40Ocean of OriginOcean of Origin
JOUR-ney of LIFE starts inJOUR-ney of LIFE starts inO-cean of OR-i-ginO-cean of OR-i-gin
MYS-t’ry of MYS-ter-iesMYS-t’ry of MYS-ter-iesTHIS makes us FAM-i-lyTHIS makes us FAM-i-ly
WE • • HAVE • a VER-y bigWE • • HAVE • a VER-y bigFAM-i-lyFAM-i-ly
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