Do apes and monkeys see the same colors as humans?
Pretty much. Many of the New World monkeys are an exception to the rule — they don’t see red that well, giving their world a blue, green, and gold hue. Are they called orangutans because of their color? No, it means “person of the forest” in the Malay language. Gorilla Warfare Are any apes as evil as some humans? Do they kill each other? Do they commit crimes against members of their own species? In this regard, we’d have to confer with some of our closest relatives, the chimpanzees. Thanks to the work of researchers like Jane Goodall, we know a lot about chimpanzee behavior — both the best and the worst sort. And we do mean the very worst. Chimps have been known to murder other males while trying to gain dominance in a specific group. Lower-status males will sometimes steal food, sex, and other comforts while the dominant male isn’t looking. And chimps commit rape. Of course, “rape” is a matter of definition, since normal chimp behavior often looks as if it’s not that far removed fr
