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[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

Monkeys are a group of animals. Our ancestors come from that group. They are classified as monkeys. All of us had monkey ancestors.

I think you're confusing that with the specific species of monkey that are alive today. Those are distant relatives of ours, not ancestors.