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The '''Ape''' is the ''superfamily'' of all the primate species which feature in the [[Planet of the Apes]] franchise, including the ''genera'' [[chimpanzee]], [[gorilla]] and [[orangutan]]. |
The '''Ape''' is the ''superfamily'' of all the primate species which feature in the [[Planet of the Apes]] franchise, including the ''genera'' [[chimpanzee]], [[gorilla]] and [[orangutan]]. |
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| − | Scientifically, apes are tailless primates native to Africa and South-east Asia. There are two main branches: the gibbons, or lesser apes, which are smaller and are all native to Asia; and the hominids or great apes, including two species of orangutans, two species of gorillas and two species of ''pan'' ([[chimpanzee|common chimpanzees]] and [[bonobo]]s). [[Human]]s also fall within the category of great apes, but in the [[Planet of the Apes]] franchise humans |
+ | Scientifically, apes are tailless primates native to Africa and South-east Asia. There are two main branches: the gibbons, or lesser apes, which are smaller and are all native to Asia; and the hominids or great apes, including two species of orangutans, two species of gorillas and two species of ''pan'' ([[chimpanzee|common chimpanzees]] and [[bonobo]]s). Scientifically, [[Human]]s also fall within the category of great apes, but in the [[Planet of the Apes]] franchise humans consider themselves distincts from the chimpanzee/gorilla/orangutan society collectively referred as "Apes". |
Some iterations of the ''Planet of the Apes'' concept have added [[baboon]]s and [[mandrill]]s to the core ape society, both of which were once considered species of ape but are now acknowledged to each come from a separate ''genus'' of primate which became tailless independently. |
Some iterations of the ''Planet of the Apes'' concept have added [[baboon]]s and [[mandrill]]s to the core ape society, both of which were once considered species of ape but are now acknowledged to each come from a separate ''genus'' of primate which became tailless independently. |
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Revision as of 16:06, 29 June 2015
Relationships among Apes. The numbers in this diagram are branch lengths, a measure of evolutionary distinctness. Based on protein electrophoresis data of Goldman et al.
The Ape is the superfamily of all the primate species which feature in the Planet of the Apes franchise, including the genera chimpanzee, gorilla and orangutan.
Scientifically, apes are tailless primates native to Africa and South-east Asia. There are two main branches: the gibbons, or lesser apes, which are smaller and are all native to Asia; and the hominids or great apes, including two species of orangutans, two species of gorillas and two species of pan (common chimpanzees and bonobos). Scientifically, Humans also fall within the category of great apes, but in the Planet of the Apes franchise humans consider themselves distincts from the chimpanzee/gorilla/orangutan society collectively referred as "Apes".
Some iterations of the Planet of the Apes concept have added baboons and mandrills to the core ape society, both of which were once considered species of ape but are now acknowledged to each come from a separate genus of primate which became tailless independently.
In the English language, the term "monkey" refers to tailed primates, and the word is sometimes considered a term of offence by apes within the franchise. In the French language, however, the word 'singes' refers to all primates, and so the original novel La Planète des Singes has been translated as both Monkey Planet and as Planet of the Apes.
