In Planet of the Apes, is Rocket a Bonobo chimpanzee?

I don't know. Does it matters? I don't know very much about the differences between common and bonobo chimpanzees. read more

Rocket was a minor antagonist turned supporting character in Rise of the Planet of the Apes and the tritagonist of War for the Planet of the Apes. Most of the other apes in the movie had significant names, and Rick Jaffa claimed on the DVD feature that Rocket was named in tribute to Norman Rockett, a set designer on the first movie. read more

The Chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes) is one of the species of apes in the Planet of the Apes franchise. It is a species of ape that is native to Africa, alongside bonobos - to whom they are closely related - and gorillas. read more