Why are We So Much Chubbier than Other Apes?
Chimpanzees and bonobos may be very close to us humans on the tree of life, but one of our differences is the way we store fat. That difference comes down to types of fat cells and our DNA. Hosted by: Hank Green SciShow is on TikTok! Check us out at https://www.tiktok.com/@scishow ---------- Support SciShow by becoming a patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scishow ---------- Huge thanks go to the following Patreon supporters for helping us keep SciShow free for everyone forever: Alisa Sherbow, Silas Emrys, Chris Peters, Adam Brainard, Dr. Melvin Sanicas, Melida Williams, Jeremy Mysliwiec, charles george, Tom Mosner, Christopher R Boucher, Alex Hackman, Piya Shedden, GrowingViolet, Nazara, Matt Curls, Ash, Eric Jensen, Jason A Saslow, Kevin Bealer, Sam Lutfi, James Knight, Christoph Schwanke, Bryan Cloer, Jeffrey Mckishen ---------- Looking for SciShow elsewhere on the internet? SciShow Tangents Podcast: http://www.scishowtangents.org Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/scishow Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/scishow Instagram: http://instagram.com/thescishow ---------- Sources: https://www.amnh.org/exhibitions/permanent/human-origins/understanding-our-past/dna-comparing-humans-and-chimps#:~:text=Humans%20and%20chimps%20share%20a%20surprising%2098.8%20percent%20of%20their%20DNA https://www.discovermagazine.com/planet-earth/how-closely-related-are-humans-to-apes https://www.pnas.org/content/114/28/7343 https://www.pnas.org/content/112/24/7466#ref-36 https://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/weight-loss/expert-answers/brown-fat/faq-20058388 https://academic.oup.com/gbe/article/11/7/1997/5522369 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27144364/ Image sources: https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/young-male-bonobo-gm1166833462-321572748 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pan_troglodytes_in_Blair_Drummond_Safari_Park.JPG https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/bonobo-looking-at-me-gm1092746158-293221651 https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/diverse-food-on-the-table-gm836453252-136082253 https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/a-chimpanzee-eats-peanuts-looks-like-hes-enjoying-his-food-his-gestures-are-very-gm1250430990-364702114 https://www.shutterstock.com/image-vector/types-adipocytes-brown-beige-white-fat-2021346029 https://www.istockphoto.com/vector/chromation-biological-diagram-vector-illustration-gm1205309579-347164278 https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/adult-chimpanzee-in-a-tree-wildlife-shot-gombe-tanzania-gm468161663-34615298 https://www.storyblocks.com/video/stock/brain-1007-a-human-brain-rotates-on-a-grid-background-loop-shrpmbxyrwj9ivo8e1 https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/bonobo-cub-on-the-mothers-back-gm1058824692-282996193 https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/chimpanzee-resting-in-the-forest-gm1272224010-374554296
