Fig. 4From: Sociobiology and the Comparative Approach: One Way to Study OurselvesPhylogeny for the Hominoidea (gibbons + Great Apes) showing the hypothesized point of origin for self-awareness, indicating that awareness of yourself as an individual is older than human beings. This is just one of many traits that we share with our closest relatives. We are not as unique as we might thinkBack to article page