Great ape

Siamang Gibbon (Symphalangus syndactylus) / Gibbon siamang / Image by knox9000 from flickr

hairless chimpanzee

The orangutan is one of our closest relatives, and yet we know comparatively little about them. They are an animal that we need to learn more about because perhaps knowing more about them will help us understand ourselves better. Hopefully, we can do this before it's too late.

Great Ape Size Chart - wish it didn't have that misspelling

Adam Thorn | In case you were wondering what a hairless chimpanzee looks like. You can see why large males are said to be around 1.5- 4x stronger than... | Instagram

Gigantopithecus … an extinct genus of ape that existed from roughly nine million years to as recently as one hundred thousand years ago, in what is now China, India, and Vietnam, placing Gigantopithecus in the same time frame and geographical location as several hominin species. The fossil record suggests that individuals of the species Gigantopithecus blacki were the largest apes that ever lived, standing up to 3 m (9.8 ft), and weighing up to 540 kg (1,200 lb)

Collection of Chimpanzees & Gorillas face chart

Black Crested Macaque

Chimp wip, Antoine Verney-Carron on ArtStation at https://www.artstation.com/artwork/BN1y6

I suppose that this big and old male chimpanzee of the Aalborg zoo (Denmark) was the alpha male, he was looking proud on this big branch!

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The Center for Great Apes has established a unique niche in the sanctuary world as the only accredited sanctuary for both orangutans and chimpanzees in the...

Full disclosure: shot at the National Zoo, Washington, DC

These intimate portraits of Bonobos, gorillas and orangutans are part of a project by German photographer Volker Gutgessell who has spent the last four years visiting Frankfurt Zoo.

Disney's remake of The Jungle Book features an ape of fantastic proportions. This King Louie is more rooted in reality than you might think

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