Whats the difference between an ape and a monkey?
Here you go: http://www.diffen.com/difference/Ape_vs_… or http://sheppardsoftware.com/content/anim… But keep something in mind. The terms ‘ape’ and ‘monkey’ are informal terms. They are a way of grouping the different species of primates into two branches … and they also have sub-branches with equally archaic names … * The apes are divided into the “lesser apes” (the gibbons) vs. “great apes” (orangutans, gorillas, chimps, and humans) … which is terminology that goes back to the days when we thought that humans were “greater” than other species; * The monkeys are divided into the “Old World monkeys” (of Africa and Asia) and “New World monkeys” (of Central and South America) … which is terminology that goes back to the days when Europeans still thought of the Americas as “the New World.” What is remar
