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Originally Posted by Fusilier
Man IS an ape. Humans are homo sapiens. Homo Sapiens are a subset of great apes along with the chimpanzee and 3 others. Like it or not, you are an ape.
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Yes. A world of yes. Many people probably think I'm pedantic but it really, really irks me when ignorant people refer to various Great Apes as 'monkeys'. Do you see a tail anywhere? No? Then it's probably NOT A MONKEY (yes, I know not all monkeys have tails but it's a broadly useful rule of thumb).
Calling apes monkeys is insulting, both to the ape in question but also to US. Because WE ARE APES.
I have a fantastic head and shoulders photo on my harddrive of a male Bonobo. That little guy is quite clearly a thinking creature. He has a very alien outlook on life compared to me, sure, but IMO the great apes deserve far more recognition. If it was up to me I'd recognise them as (non-human) people and grant them land rights.