What is the difference between an ape and a gorilla?
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There are two issues here. \nFirst, these terms refer to different logical classes. \nThe classification system that we use is based on inclusive (nested) categories and in that sense, the logical class "ape" includes the logical class "gorilla".\nBut there's another aspect to this.\nThe term gorilla refers to the animals belonging to one species, Gorilla gorilla (with different subspecies). In this case, the common word has a taxonomic equivalent.\n\nOn the contrary, "ape" does not have an exact equivalent in terms of systematic groupings or clades. In a general sense, "apes" are understood as Old World monkeys that lack a tail. They would include the families Pongidae (orangutan), Hominidae (chimpanzee, gorilla, man) and Hylobatidae (gibbons). However, for other people, the gibbons are "lesser apes" and the Pongidae are "higher apes". Many would also exclude man from the apes. Thus, for the authors of "Planet of the Apes", only the "higher apes" were included in the definition! \nIn consequence, there is no taxonomical equivalent for the common term "ape". A similar thing happens with "monkeys", that is, other Primates that have a long tail, are generally medium-sized and arboreal (including macaques, baboons, guenons, capuchins, marmosets, etc). This is another term that does not correspond to the systematic arrangement but rather includes several taxons.
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A chimpanzee is way smaller.  A gorilla looks like a human-size version of King Kong.
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This question makes as much sense as any of the other animal kumite 'can x animal beat y animal' questions that get asked every day, and I commend you on your creative choices.\n\nI would say it depends on the exact type of monkey.  \n\nA spider monkey would be able to use its remarkable agility and prehensile tail to swing up over and behind the gorilla, grasping the knife in its tail and stealthily slitting the gorilla's throat while the gorilla was still busy sharpening his popsicle stick on the sidewalk.\n\nHowever a douroucouli monkey would attempt to hypnotize the silver back.  Masters of mesmerism, the douroucouli would stare down the mighty hominoid, not realizing that an amputee veteran gorilla who has managed to maintain his iron grip on the troop is not the sort who's will is gonna go all floppy at the first sign of liquid puppy-dog eyes.  The douroucouli will approach with the knife hidden behind its back, confident in its abilities, only to be suddenly impaled through the top of its fuzzy little skull by the world-weary cynical ape.\n\nA Hanuman langur would gibber to himself in glee, both in the relative fortune the mysterious bald man paid him, but also at the fascinating shinyness of the razor-sharp blade he provided.  The langur would twitch and pace, fantasizing about how he intends to murder the gorilla, sneaking through the back alleys and bazaars stalking his prey, but at the first actual sight of the massive ape, he will turn tail and run, leaving the glittering blade behind to be picked up by a mysterious leathery hand.\n\nNow a pygmy marmoset, filled with beserker rage, will charge headlong at the gorilla.  Startled by the ferocity of the attack, the silver back won't even have time to react before the furry fury is upon him.  Unfortunately, the marmoset's anger far outweighs its muscle, and while the marmoset saws madly, attempting to inflict some damage, the gorilla will bemusedly squish him with a single finger thwack.\n\nSuddenly, the gorilla whirls as he detects a disturbance in the air behind him.  A glittering steel shank twirls past his face, nicking his ear as it tumbles past to bury itself in a nearby tree.  The gorilla scans the dense jungle undergrowth, tense, vibrating nearly as much as the knife blade thrumming away in the tree behind him.  His popsicle stick held low, ready to defend.  Then a dark shape bursts from the foliage, coming in fast and low.  The gorilla hops back, turning to the side to present a smaller target and ready to impale the oncoming form on the popsicle stick, but the shape darts to the left at the last second and sails past the gorilla.  Using his free hand and his good leg, the gorilla quickly pivots to follow it.  Pulling the knife from the tree is a huge male Mandrill, face blazing with colour.  The Mandrill flips the knife nonchalantly from paw to paw, and grins, revealing massive 4 inch canine teeth. \n\nThe gorilla knows that this will be the fight of his life...
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I don't agree.This is law of nature.we all living things are created in different shape and sizes.apes will remain as apes.monkey will remain as monkey and human being will remain as human being.only human being has got extra ordinary brain to think and Analise it
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the main difference is monkeys have tails and generally can be found in trees. gorrillas do not have tails and spend most of their time on the ground.
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ya. here goes. \nQ: Why do gorillas have big nostrils?\nA: Because they have big fingers! ( hehehehe)
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no.  gorillas and humans certainly shared a common ancestor, which was an ape that lived about 5 to 10 million years ago, but the morphological and genetic data indicate that we are not directly descended from the gorillas themselves.
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Chimpanzees, humans, and apes had a common ancestor several million years ago. Chimps and humans had a common ancestor five or six million years ago.
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If you take King Kong to be an oversied gorilla and you are talking about Michael Jackson's pet chimp bubbles, then yes - these are both primates.\n\nKermit the frog, on the other hand, is a frog, which is an amphibean. A frog is not even a mammal, let alone a primate.\n\nHope that clears that up!
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A) the number of offspring-\nEven if you didnt know this, you could figure it out by the process of elimination, going from monkeys to apes (even including humans)- Primates have gotten bigger (apes are bigger in general than monkeys) apes (and humans) live longer than monkeys, apes (and humans) take many more years to raise children than monkeys, and apes (and humans) dont sexually mature for a very long time compared to monkeys- That only leaves (A).  If you think about it, apes and humans generally only have a single offspring at a time, at most one a year-thats about as decreased as you can get.  Of course, Elephants may only have one offspring ever, but they arent primates.
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Neanderthal and Monkey.
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We aren't. Whatever makes you believe that we are? Have you never seen a chimpanzee?\n\nIf you look at the photo of a chimp that I have linked to below you wil notice that it has exactly the same palm complexion as humans.\n\nThe only difference is that chimps usually have light complected knuckles as well. That is because chimps walk on their knuckles so they get just as little sun exposure as their palms or the soles of their feet.
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No I have never seen a gorilla in the USA outside of the zoo, that is.
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monkeys did NOT evolve into humans.  neither did apes or any other primate currently living on this planet.\n\nHUMANS AND MONKEYS AND APES SHARED A COMMON ANCESTOR.\n\nIt has been 5 minutes since I last posted this answer.
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The general answer is that ape has a larger brain because it is a large animal compared to monkey.  There are some really small monkey species.
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We share a recent common ancestor with chimpanzees and gorillas; we have many \nanatomical, \ngenetic, \nbiochemical, \nand even behavioral similarities with these African great apes.\n We are less similar to the Asian apes--orangutans and gibbons--and even less similar to monkeys, because we share common ancestors with these groups in the more distant past. \nOf course we cant interbreed!!!! we have 23 sets of chromosomes and apes have 24!!!!!
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no they are a different species