Are there no primates in Zootopia?

No, there are no primates in Zootopia. For far too many reasons. As to why, let's do a simple experiment first. Which one looks more human? Yep. The second one, the primate. Humans are apes, and empathise more readily with other primates than with other species. read more

Humans are apes, and empathise more readily with other primates than with other species. If there were other primates in Zootopia, then the audience would be blatantly biased as to what animal they prefer, rendering the whole purpose of the film useless. read more

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How Zootopia was made, talking with Disney's animation team | The Disney Blog. One mammal you won’t see is simians or apes. “Apes are too much like us, so as soon as we put them in the story, everyone goes, oh the ape is the smart one. read more