Human
Human
Homo sapiens
Mammalia
COMMON

Stats

Lifespan
Up to 100 yrs
Size
Medium
Diet
Omnivore
Activity
Diurnal
Social
Troop
Biome
Worldwide
Range
Worldwide
Movement
Walking
Breeding
Live Birth
Defense
Herd Safety
Status
Common

About

An upright, highly social great ape that has spread to nearly every land habitat on Earth and reshaped much of it. Distinctive among primates for habitual bipedalism, persistent endurance running, and a brain roughly three times the size expected for its body mass.

Life cycle

  1. 1.
    newborn
    A newborn nurses, sleeps often, and begins recognizing faces and sounds.
  2. 2.
    child
    A child walks, talks, and learns through play, growing steadily in size and skill.
  3. 3.
    adolescent
    An adolescent's body matures rapidly through puberty, approaching adult proportions.
  4. 4.
    adult
    Fully grown, mentally and physically mature.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Mammalia
Order
Primates
Family
Hominidae
Genus
Homo
Species
Homo sapiens