orangutans
Tracing the genetic histories of ghost apes
The footprints of extinct lineages are the closest we have to a fossil record of the African apes.
![Vivid brown eyes of a mountain gorilla](/content/images/size/w1460/2023/08/gorilla-beringei-eyes-closeup-sharpphotography-wikimedia.jpg)
The footprints of extinct lineages are the closest we have to a fossil record of the African apes.