great ape
any extant or extinct member of the family Hominidae, or hominids: its extant species include humans, chimpanzees, gorillas, and orangutans.
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Generation times in wild chimpanzees and gorillas suggest earlier divergence times in great ape and human evolution.
Like other great apes, bonobos build elevated nests out of tree branches and foliage to sleep in.
Climate change may be leading to overcounts of endangered bonobos | Pratik Pawar | July 19, 2021 | Science NewsAll great apes build nests, and nest counts are used to estimate those animals’ numbers too.
Climate change may be leading to overcounts of endangered bonobos | Pratik Pawar | July 19, 2021 | Science NewsSome claim they’re on par with great apes and humans—maybe even smarter.
Whale and dolphin brains produce more heat than those of humans. What exactly does that mean? | Paul Manger | April 10, 2021 | QuartzEven after ancient humans took their first steps out of Africa, they still unexpectedly may have possessed brains more like those of great apes than modern humans, a new study suggests.
Ancient humans may have had apelike brains even after leaving Africa | Charles Choi | April 8, 2021 | Science News
They found that 60 percent of plantations overlapped with great ape habitat across the entire area.
Our Taste for Cheap Palm Oil Is Killing Chimpanzees | Carrie Arnold | July 11, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThey also caught a great ape, whose head was covered with long hair, mixed black and white.
Some Heroes of Travel | W. H. Davenport AdamsThe great ape caught it deftly; and Grôm, to preserve his balance, had to let the spear be wrenched from his hand.
In the Morning of Time | Charles G. D. RobertsThe shaft had caught the great ape under the center of the jaw, far back at the throat, and pierced straight up to the brain.
In the Morning of Time | Charles G. D. RobertsThe great ape on the path ahead cowered back, bearing his fangs, roaring in anger.
Astounding Stories, June, 1931 | VariousHe reached it, reared to his full height, and gazed into the glass—at the reflection of Manape, the great ape of the cage!
Astounding Stories, June, 1931 | Various
British Dictionary definitions for great ape
any of the larger anthropoid apes, such as the chimpanzee, orang-utan, or gorilla
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Scientific definitions for great ape
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