Apes
“Ape” has been used as a synonym for “monkey” or for naming any primate with a
human-like appearance , particularly those without a tail. Biologists have traditionally
used the term “ape” to mean a member of the superfamily Hominoidea other than
humans, but more recently to mean all members of Hominoidea. The habitats of great
apes and lesser apes are very limited. The great apes live in Africa or Asia, while lesser
apes live in evergreen tropical rainforests and monsoon forests. They have a hand-tomouth economy which forces everyone to seek food and water daily. However, they do
not store the meat, they do use it for social gain by sharing it. Until then, chimpanzees
were believed to be herbivores, like most other great apes. While most of a
chimpanzees diet is made up of fruits, seeds, nuts, leaves, flowers and insects. Apes are
usually larger and heavier than monkeys. And they have a more upright body posture
than monkeys, and are often able to walk on 2 legs.