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Are monkeys, gorillas, and chimps in the ape category or not?

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“Apes” is the category that includes all apes except human apes. This means no monkeys, but gorillas and chimps are apes. We are too, except we are not because that would be yucky. “Ape” is not really a scientific term. Well, it is, but it is also a word that has a common meaning that is different from the actual meaning. read more

Monkeys' and 'Apes' are terms that refer to big groups that contain many different species. Gorillas are a specific species of ape. An analogy would be 'birds' and 'blue jays', where 'birds' is like 'monkeys' or 'apes', and 'blue jay' is like 'gorilla'. There are lots of different species of birds. Blue jays are one particular species. read more

While related to monkeys, chimps aren’t actually monkeys at all. Instead, they’re part of a completely separate group of primates known as the great apes. The Whole Bushel. Chimpanzees are often thought of as a type of monkey. In 2003, for example, Suburban Auto Group’s successful “trunk monkey” ad campaign featured a chimp as the mascot. read more