We Are One Species

MODERN HUMANS ARE ALL ONE SPECIES; MODERN HUMANS (HOMO SAPIENS OR HOMO SAPIENS SAPIENS) ARE THE ONLY EXTANT MEMBERS OF THE HOMININ CLADE; A BRANCH OF GREAT APES CHARACTERIZED BY ERECT POSTURE AND BIPEDAL LOCOMOTION; MANUAL DEXTERITY AND INCREASED TOOL USE; AND A GENERAL TREND TOWARD LARGER, MORE COMPLEX BRAINS AND SOCIETIES