SURPRISING Animals Related To Humans

If you investigate thoroughly enough, you’ll find that humans are related to some very unexpected things. And that even includes bananas, with which we share about 60 percent of our DNA. But this list is concerned with animals, and here’s a little advisory before we get into it: Our critters are ranked from the most common human relatives to the most unusual. So, from monkeys, apes, and cattle … to insects, rodents, and jellyfish … here are 19 surprising animals that are related to humans.

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#10 Dogs
The bond between humans and dogs stretches back some 15,000 years. Experts say that we share about 84 percent of our DNA with them. And there’s also a common ancestor shared with them which existed about 100 million years ago. So maybe that bond goes even deeper than we thought. Researchers say that brains scans have confirmed something most of us probably knew anyway: Our canine friends are very sensitive to emotions and their brains are geared to make sense of vocal sounds.
#9 Cows
Yes we are related to the big bovines. In fact, they share about 80 percent of our DNA. Cows also share genes with dogs and rodents that are not found in humans. The animals exhibit several human-like traits including intelligence, curiosity, and experiencing intense emotions.
Cows are also noted for having a gestation period of 283 days, which is about the same for a human.
#8 Colugos (koe-loo-goes)
These mammals are noted for their ability to glide through the air thanks to membranes that resemble bat wings. They’re also noted for being the closest living relatives to primates, which includes us. Two species have been identified in Southeast Asia.
#7 Tree Shrews
After colugos these are the second most closely related animals to primates. Do you like spicy foods? So do these animals. They’re known to intentionally eat foods similar to chili peppers, which is something they have in common with humans. Experts say they might have an evolutionary adaptation that enables them to consume spicy food in their habitat.
#6 Lemurs
These primates are only found in Madagascar. Until humans arrived on the island 2,000 years ago, some lemurs could attain the size of adult male gorillas. These days they’re known as much smaller creatures. In fact, the world’s smallest primate is the Mouse Lemur which has a total length of 11 inches (27 cm).
#5 Fruit Flies
These insects share about 61% of disease-causing genes with us. Some of that info was discovered when NASA ran tests on the insects to gauge the effects of space travel on humans. Thanks to their similarities to us the flies are used for genetic models when researching diseases like Alzheimer’s, Huntington’s and Parkinson’s.
#4 Fowl DNA
We share between 60 to 65 percent of our DNA with chickens. Thanks to that genetic makeup, scientists use these birds to research vaccines against viruses like the avian flu which spreads from birds to humans. By the way, here’s a question to ponder: If we’re related to chickens and chickens are related to T-rex … could that mean we’re related to dinosaurs? Let us know your thoughts in the comments below!
#3 Invertebrate Cousins
The Golden Star Tunicate (toon-uh-kit) is a tiny marine invertebrate that measures about 3 millimeters long (0.12 inches). They will fuse together to form colonies that look like misshapen blobs which cover submerged objects including plants and animals. They don’t appear to have a lot in common with humans. But according to scientists at Stanford University, this critter is our closest living invertebrate relative. Because of that, they make good invertebrate models for the study of human genetics.
#2 Worms
Would you describe yourself as a worm-like creature? We’re guessing no. But scientists say that more than 500 million years ago certain worms and humans shared a common ancestor. Today, thousands of our genes are shared with unusual organisms like the Acorn Worm. It’s a marine animal that’s named for its acorn-shaped head. And they are distant cousins that share about 70 percent of our genetic material. Genes from that ancient common ancestor also show up in other modern creatures including cephalopods, sea stars, and any animal with a backbone … such as yourself!
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