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great ape
[ greyt eyp ]
noun
- any extant or extinct member of the family Hominidae, or hominids: its extant species include humans, chimpanzees, gorillas, and orangutans.
great ape
noun
- any of the larger anthropoid apes, such as the chimpanzee, orang-utan, or gorilla
great ape
/ grāt /
- See anthropoid ape
Word History and Origins
Origin of great ape1
Example Sentences
As many great apes perform dextrous and technical foraging behaviours, it is likely that the capacity for these complex sequences is shared across ape species.
It is pristine, primary forest renowned for being a sanctuary for the largest population of bonobos, a species of great ape found only in the Congo.
Hominins includes all organisms, extinct and alive, considered to be within the human lineage that emerged after the split from the ancestors of the great apes.
To find out if great apes can identify agent-patient relationships, the authors of this study showed 84 short video clips to 14 humans and examined their visual responses.
Measuring the heart rate of great apes in captivity is essential for both health management and animal studies.
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