Donald Rumsfeld

Oh my goodness gracious, what you can buy off the Internet in terms of overhead photography. A trained ape can know an awful lot of what is going on in this world, just by punching on his mouse, for a relatively modest cost.

American Politician

Scott Weiland

But at this phase of my life, I want to write and not have to think about whether a song is going to be a hit. I want to explore the music that inspires me, and I don't want to ape myself.

American Musician

Frans de Waal

The fact that the apes exist and that we can study them is extremely important and makes us reflect on ourselves and our human nature. In that sense alone, you need to protect the apes.

Dutch Scientist

Jeffrey Kluger

A mere ape in our world may be a scholar in its own, and the low life of any beast may be a source of deep satisfaction for the beast itself.

American Writer

Ajith Kumar

I have a lot of respect for people, and I feel they are far more sensible and responsible than to ape or imitate somebody.

Indian Actor

Al Roker

In our society leaving baby with Daddy is just one step above leaving the kids to be raised by wolves or apes.

American Entertainer

Sushmita Sen

Life becomes easier when we stop aping people. Which is on all fronts, be it looks, body shape, or anything.

Indian Actress

Mitch Hedberg

It's weird... people say they're not like apes. Now how do you explain football then?

American Comedian

H. L. Mencken

It is even harder for the average ape to believe that he has descended from man.

Marcus Tullius Cicero

What an ugly beast the ape, and how like us.

Roman Statesman

Remember, apes are similar to but distinct from monkeys; they're larger and lack tails.

Not Monkeys

Common apes include gorillas, chimpanzees, orangutans, and bonobos.

Species Examples

Apes often symbolize strength and intelligence in media and stories.

Cultural Symbol

Using 'ape' as a verb often implies mockery or humor in the imitation.

Mocking Context

The tone when 'aping' can be playful or disrespectful, depending on context.

Understand Tone

As a verb, 'ape' suggests a rough or exaggerated imitation, not exact replication.

Not Exact

 that makes orangutans unique among our cousins. As the only great apes from Asia, orangutans have adapted to a life high in the rain forest canopies. Many of the skills they learn are transmitted through the special bond they have with their mothers, the most extended in the animal kingdom next to humans.

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 Koko and the way in which a mother might be in love with the daughter except your daughter has the strength of ten men news about Koko made headlines across the world Koko who's a particularly intelligent who is the subject of the longest ongoing ape language study to date but while Penny's findings were

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 They’re also important sites of nerve endings that convey signals of gentle touch to the brain. In fact, although it’s much finer, humans have roughly the same density of body hair as apes of comparable sizes. So despite all this talk of human nakedness, we're not actually as hairless as we look.

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 scientists aren't sure why they evolved; perhaps as protection against blood born diseases, or due to random genetic drift. Finally, different species have different sets of antigens. In fact, the four main blood types shared by us apes

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 reaches into the water ape sit and belly by have been known to hang on to trees in order to pull themselves from the swamps but this is the first time a gorilla is seen creating a structure to support its weight this stunning new

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 large groups even possibly species of apes over the next few years whether it's with this pandemic or a future one but then on the flip side i know i know that the work that we are doing it might not protect all chimps but i

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 and others become the great apes, including a variety of human species. So you see, we didn't evolve from monkeys, but we do share a common ancestor with them. All the while, life around us kept

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 is something which started among monkeys, but has been brought to a much greater level among the apes. Those two talents were ultimately to lead to the transformation of the world.

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 but has been brought to a much greater level among the apes and those two talents were ultimately the lead to the transformation of the world camp leaky in borneo is home to a

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 did one sleep there i asked yes he said one was there last night so the trail must still be warm and the ape was probably quite close