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What Makes an Ape Different From a Monkey?
Apes lack tails, have wider chests, near naked faces, and are generally larger than monkeys, who have tails, hairy faces, and smaller bodies. Apes are also capable of bipedal walking with swinging arms.
What Kinds of Apes Are There?
The two main classes of apes are Great Apes and Lesser Apes, with Lesser Apes consisting of 14 species of gibbons, while Great Apes include orangutans, gorillas, chimpanzees, bonobos, and humans.
Difference Between Great Apes And Lesser Apes
Great Apes belong to the larger Hominidae family, while Lesser Apes are smaller and primarily tree-dwelling.
The Smartest Ape Species Apart from Humans
Orangutans' exceptional tool manipulation skills, communication ability, cultural practices, observational learning, and potential for language development demonstrate their significant intelligence often associated with humans.
Runner-up for Smartest Ape Species
Chimpanzees were previously considered the smartest apes, until recent studies and observations with orangutans.
The World's Smartest Ape
Kanzi, a Bonobo ape, is considered the most intelligent ape in the world after humans, thanks to his ability to read, write, use symbols to communicate, and have a vocabulary of about 1000 words.