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An adult common human male (left) and female (right) in Northern Thailand.

Common humans (Homo sapiens, primarily ssp. Homo sapiens sapiens) are the one of the extant members of the subtribe Hominina, along with god humans, animean human, elecman.EXEs, and among some others, a branch of the tribe Hominini belonging to the family of great apes. Like most other sapient ape species, they are characterized by erect posture and bipedal locomotion; high manual dexterity and heavy tool use compared to other animals; and a general trend toward larger, more complex brains and societies, like many other sapient species and beings.

The spread of humans and their large and increasing population has had a profound impact on large areas of the environment and millions of native species worldwide. Advantages that explain this evolutionary success include a relatively larger brain with a particularly well-developed neocortex, prefrontal cortex and temporal lobes, which enable high levels of abstract reasoning, language, problem solving, sociality, and culture through social learning. They are very smart, and have devoloped an advanced society, being able to control fire and clothe themseles. Despite this, they are the least intelligent of all extant human species.

Humans are uniquely adept at utilizing systems of symbolic communication (such as language and art) for self-expression and the exchange of ideas, and for organizing themselves into purposeful groups. Humans create complex social structures composed of many cooperating and competing groups, from families and kinship networks to political states. Social interactions between humans have established an extremely wide variety of values, social norms, and rituals, which together form the basis of human society. Curiosity and the human desire to understand and influence the environment and to explain and manipulate phenomena (or events) has provided the foundation for developing science, philosophy, mythology, religion, anthropology, and numerous other fields of knowledge.


Though most of human existence has been sustained by hunting and gathering in band societies, increasing numbers of human societies began to practice sedentary agriculture approximately some 10,000 years ago, domesticating plants and animals, thus allowing for the growth of civilization. These human societies subsequently expanded in size, establishing various forms of government, religion, and culture around the world, unifying people within regions to form states and empires. The rapid advancement of scientific and medical understanding in the 19th and 20th centuries led to the development of fuel-driven technologies and increased lifespans, causing the human population to rise exponentially. Their society has advanced and grew more than ever.

They are extremely peaceful and gentle towards all sapient species and sapient beings, except vampires due to bloody conflicts with them. They are not so peaceful towards non-sapients, though. They are omnivores that feed on the same kind of food as many other sapient species and sapient beings.

Common Human
  • Conservation Status: Least Concern
  • Domain: Eukarya
  • Kingdom: Animalia
  • Phylum: Chordata
  • Subphylum: Vertebrata
  • Class: Mammalia
  • Order: Primates
  • Suborder: Haplorhini
  • Family: Hominidae
  • Genus: Homo
  • Species: Sapiens
  • Scientific Name: Homo Sapiens
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