Extant hominids (was Re: Progress schmogress)

[NJPharris@aol.com]

In a message dated Wed, 1 Aug 2001 11:49:20 AM Eastern Daylight Time, "Tim 
Williams" <twilliams_alpha@hotmail.com> writes:

> How about this then; the family Hominidae 
> has only four living species (and three of those are not doing so well these 
> days)

Actually, it appears that there are seven currently recognized extant hominid 
species.  See:

http://www.conservation.org/xp/CIWEB/newsroom/press_releases/2000/040500.xml

Unfortunately, instead of one species each of gorilla and orangutan, each doing 
very badly, this means there are now two species of gorilla and two of 
orangutan, each doing terribly.

--Nick P.