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'''Humans''' -- scientific name ''Homo Sapiens'' -- are a species of [[sapient]] life-form native to [[Earth]]. Humans are bilaterally symmetrical carbon-based bipeds with four appendages (two for locomotion, two for manipulation) supported by an internal skeleton. Their bodies are covered by a mostly smooth, elastic skin with a few light hairs covering much of their body, concentrated in large crests on their head. Humans are [[Evolution|descended]] from arboreal omnivores which left the trees to live on the grasslands of Africa. An average human stands between 1.6 and 2 meters tall and masses between 40 and 80 kilograms. Humans' most important adaptation is their capacity to think and use tools; this has given them the ability to do great things and unleash death and terror upon the world like no other species. | '''Humans''' -- scientific name ''Homo Sapiens'' -- are a species of [[Sapience|sapient]] life-form native to [[Earth]]. Humans are bilaterally symmetrical carbon-based bipeds with four appendages (two for locomotion, two for manipulation) supported by an internal skeleton. Their bodies are covered by a mostly smooth, elastic skin with a few light hairs covering much of their body, concentrated in large crests on their head. Humans are [[Evolution|descended]] from arboreal omnivores which left the trees to live on the grasslands of Africa. An average human stands between 1.6 and 2 meters tall and masses between 40 and 80 kilograms. Humans' most important adaptation is their capacity to think and use tools; this has given them the ability to do great things and unleash death and terror upon the world like no other species. | ||
==Humans in Science Fiction== | ==Humans in Science Fiction== | ||
Revision as of 19:43, 5 August 2008
Humans -- scientific name Homo Sapiens -- are a species of sapient life-form native to Earth. Humans are bilaterally symmetrical carbon-based bipeds with four appendages (two for locomotion, two for manipulation) supported by an internal skeleton. Their bodies are covered by a mostly smooth, elastic skin with a few light hairs covering much of their body, concentrated in large crests on their head. Humans are descended from arboreal omnivores which left the trees to live on the grasslands of Africa. An average human stands between 1.6 and 2 meters tall and masses between 40 and 80 kilograms. Humans' most important adaptation is their capacity to think and use tools; this has given them the ability to do great things and unleash death and terror upon the world like no other species.
Humans in Science Fiction
Humans are typically a prominent species in science fiction stories. Indeed, few science fiction stories don't feature humans in a primary role. This is likely because all known science fiction writers are themselves humans.