The Hominidae (anglicized Hominids, also known as great apes"Great ape" is a common name rather than a taxonomic label and there are differences in usage. Subtly, it may seem to exclude human beings ("humans and the great apes") or to include them ("humans and non-human great apes").) form a taxonomic family, including four extant genera: chimpanzees, gorillas, humans and orangutans. A number of known extinct genera are grouped with humans in the Hominina subtribe, others with orangutans in the… (More on Hominidae)