Talk:Ape
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[edit] why are apes black?
anwser please? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.188.225.188 (talk) 01:53, 31 December 2007 (UTC)
- Orangutans are orange. A better forum for questions such as these would be the science reference desk.--The Fat Man Who Never Came Back (talk) 01:55, 31 December 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Apes cannot swim
the Wikipedia page about swimming says that. Isn't that interesting?--teakhoken89.15.87.21 (talk) 20:50, 25 February 2008 (UTC)
[edit] hominoids
Why is hominoids linked to apes? It's a total different species. ape is not a taxa. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.205.145.79 (talk) 15:32, 2 April 2008 (UTC)
thanks! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.205.145.79 (talk) 21:25, 3 April 2008 (UTC)
[edit] merge
I whole-heartedly think this should be merged with great apes, objections, agreements? Iamanadam (talk) 17:12, 8 May 2008 (UTC)
- Object. Great ape is family Hominidae. Ape is superfamily Hominoidea, which in cludes both Hominidae and the lesser apes (the gibbons) Hylobatidae. - UtherSRG (talk) 17:17, 8 May 2008 (UTC)
