| RWebb |
03-05-2010 11:18 AM |
Quote:
Originally Posted by GH85Carrera
(Post 5218874)
That ain't a monkey, it is a chimpanzee. Calling that a monkey is like calling it a gorilla or baboon, not even close.
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Baboons are monkeys - big 'uns.
Gorillas, chimps(2 species), orangutans and... humans are in the so-called "great apes" and are not monkeys.
Both the great apes and monkeys are in a larger group - the Order Primates (together with some smaller brained things...).
So, technically, calling this chimp a monkey is worse than calling it a gorilla.
If you are lucky, this chimp does not read much on the Internet and will not see the spurious comment, buy itself a plane ticket out there and eat your face off. But ya never know...
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