Where are all the apes leading up to humans?

There used to be more human-like apes but they are all now extinct.
We do not know for sure why they became extinct.
But, as a species, we tend to react to direct competition with deadly force, so that could be one possible answer.Currently we are wiping out the other apes (e.g Oran Utan, Mountain Gorilla, etc.)
When we have wiped out all the other great apes will you then be asking "Why are there no ape species even close to being like us?"
Or will you realise that species that get in our way have a tendency to become extinct? Wrong. More species have become extinct than are currently in existence.
Most species have become extinct - there is no reason for our cousins to have been exempt from that.Edited by Panda, : No reason given.

It would help if you replied to each person in separate threads - but I'll pick out my bits... Yes they do.
Is childish sarcasm the only argument you have against this? Then you need to read more recently.
Most great apes are endangered and many are critically endangered.
"Critically Endangered means that a species' numbers have decreased, or will decrease, by 80% within three generations."
We wipe out competing species. That is a fact. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_fossil_primates
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_primatesEdited by Panda, : No reason given.

And I think this sums up exactly how much effort you put into your posts.

I think squirrels in the UK are a good example of competition in nature - particularly since the grey squirrels are now being out-competed by black squirrels.But it will be wasted on the likes of CTG.

True, but one aspect I think is different to most of those is that the changes in squirrel population are all within living memory.Fundamentalists often complain that "No-one was there to see it!" but the squirrel example has been witnessed first-hand by many people.