What type of animal is Donkey Kong?
1) “Donkey Kong (ドンキーコング, Donkī Kongu?) is a fictional ape who first appeared in Nintendo’s popular 1981 video game bearing the same name.” “Donkey Kong was created by game designer Shigeru Miyamoto. He believed “donkey” meant “stupid” in English, and assumed the name would convey the sense “stupid ape” to an American audience. When he suggested this name to Nintendo of America, he was laughed at, but the name stuck. The validity of this story, as well as others, has been disputed.” Source and further information: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donkey_Kong_%28character%29 2) “It’s pretty obvious that DK is a gorilla. Lack of tail (and no place to conceal it). Five fingers. Five toes. And the standard “gorilla eyes.” Plus he does the chest pounding thing that gorillas do.” Source and further information:
