According to what I hear from science Humans are Great Apes along with Gorillas, Orangutans and Chimpanzees. They are cousins through evolution.
Humans are apes – ‘Great Apes’ - Australian MuseumHumans have bodies that are genetically and structurally very similar to those of the Great Apes and so we are classified in the Great Apes sub-group which is also known as the hominids (Family Hominidae). The first apes evolved about 25 million years ago and by 20 million years ago were a very diverse group.