Editing Savage Land (section)

===Primitive hominids===
The following are the primitive hominids of the Savage Land:

* '''Ape-Men''' – The Ape-Men consist of all the species of upright [[ape]]s that developed into man. Each group lives in its own territory and has its own level of technology. The most advanced species of Ape-Man (the [[Neanderthal]]s often called Man-Apes in the Savage Land) are the most dominant human race of the Savage Land and are capable of bringing down even the largest of dinosaurs.<ref>''Amazing Adventures'' #3. Marvel Comics.</ref>
* '''Kantos''' – The Kantos are a race of primitive humans that live near an underground river.<ref name="Savage Tales #8"/>
* '''Karems''' – The Karems are a race of primitive humans that live in the Savage Land. They are a hunter-gatherer society. Many of the Karem were abducted by the Nuwali and [[Plunderer (character)|Plunderer]] using the Motyka Bone (a teleportation bone that was lost for centuries), but were rescued by Ka-Zar and Shanna the She-Devil.<ref>''Ka-Zar'' vol. 3 #32. Marvel Comics.</ref>
* '''Man-Apes''' – The Man-Apes are tribal, highly primitive [[caveman|cave-dwelling humans]] that are often called [[Neanderthal]]s by paleontologists. These savage hominids were the first humanoid beings native to Earth to inhabit the Savage Land. Atlantean scientists used Man-Apes as subjects in the experiments by which they created the various non-human races of the Savage Land. [[Maa-Gor]]'s Man-Ape tribe are said to have been the last living Man-Apes in the Savage Land and were responsible for killing some of the Smilodons including Zabu's mate. Ka-Zar killed all the male Man-Apes of Maa-Gor's tribe except for Maa-Gor himself. It seems likely that the Man-Apes are the only remaining humanoids on Earth that haven't had their genome tampered with like the other races in Savage Land or like the humans in the outside world were experimented with by the Celestials. During the "[[Secret Invasion]]" storyline, some of the Man-Apes joined Ka-Zar in his fight against the Skrulls.<ref name="X-Men #10">''X-Men'' #10. Marvel Comics.</ref>