Facts about Apes

Interesting Facts about Apes

Facts about Apes
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Facts are statements which are held to be true and often contrasted with opinions and beliefs. Our unusual and interesting facts about Apes, trivia and information, including some useful statistics about animals will fascinate everyone from kids and children to adults. Interesting Facts about Apes are as follows:

• Fact 1 - Definition: An ape is an animal of a class of primates, including humans. They are usually larger than monkeys and distinguished from them by having no tail
• Fact 2 - Apes consist of
  • Gorillas
  • Bonobos (formally called the Pygmy Chimp)
  • Chimpanzees
  • Orangutans
  • Gibbons
  • Humans
• Fact 3 - What is the difference between Monkeys and Apes? Apes and monkeys are both primates but have different physical characteristics and evolutionary ancestry. Apes are generally larger than monkeys and have no tail
• Fact 4 - There are are basically of two types of apes - great apes and lesser apes.
• Fact 5 - Great Apes are Gorillas, chimpanzees, bonobos and orangutans
• Fact 6 - Lesser Apes are the gibbons, of which there are 16 species
• Fact 7 - Apes can move their shoulders up and backward from their shoulders
• Fact 8 - Apes stats and facts about Gibbons
  • Weight: 10- 14 kg
  • Standing Height: 74- 100 cm
  • Habitat: Rainforests
  • Lifespan: 35- 40 years
  • Speed: Up to 56 km/h (35 mph)
  • Number of Offspring: 1
  • Diet: Gibbons are omnivores (eating plants and meat).
• Fact 9 - Apes stats and facts about Gorillas
  • Weight: 140–200 kg (310–440 lb)
  • Standing Height: 1.65–1.75 metres (5 ft 5 in–5 ft 9 in)
  • Habitat: The forests of central west Africa
  • Lifespan: 30 - 50 years
  • Diet: Gorillas are predominantly herbivorous, feeding only on plants. Lowland gorillas feed mainly on fruit while Mountain gorillas feed mostly on herbs, stems and roots
• Fact 10 - Apes stats and facts about Orangutans
  • Weight: 73 to 180 pounds (33 to 82 kg)
  • Standing Height: 4 to 5 ft (1.2 to 1.5 m)
  • Habitat: The forests of Borneo and Sumatra
  • Lifespan: 50 years
  • Diet: Orangutans are are omnivores, this means they eat both vegetables and meat
• Fact 11 - Apes stats and facts about Chimpanzees
  • Weight: 70 kg (150 lb)
  • Standing Height: 1.7 metres (5.6 ft)
  • Habitat: Tropical rainforests, woodlands, swamp forests and grasslands of Africa
  • Lifespan: 40 years
  • Diet: Chimpanzees are are are omnivores, this means they eat both vegetables and meat
• Fact 12 - Apes stats and facts about Bonobos
  • Weight: 39 kg (86 lb)
  • Standing Height: 730 to 830 mm (2.40 to 2.72 ft)
  • Habitat: the swampy rainforests  in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in Central Africa
  • Lifespan: 30 - 40 years
  • Diet: Bonobos are mainly frugivorous, this means they fruit eaters
• Fact 13 - Apes are extremely intelligent and are able to make use of a variety of tools
• Fact 14 - The arms of apes are longer than their legs. Their hands are similar to those of humans but the fingers and thumb are of equal length
• Fact 15 - The Gorilla is the largest ape
• Fact 16 - The Gibbon is the smallest ape
• Fact 17 - Conservation Status - for more info click Endangered Species:
  • Most species of apes are listed by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) as 'Endangered' or 'Critically Endangered
    • Endangered Species - EN (Status: Threatened) -  In the immediate probability of becoming extinct and require protection to exist.
    • Critically Endangered - CR (Status: Threatened) - Face an extremely high risk of extinction in the immediate future.

Facts about the Apes - Scientific Names / Classification
Scientific Names / Classification of Apes - The scientists who study animals (zoology) are called zoologists. Each animal that is studied is classified, that is, split into descriptive groups starting with main groups (vertebrates and invertebrates) the Families of animals are also included and the families are then split into species. These various scientific facts about Apes are as follows:

• Kingdom: Animalia
  Phylum: Chordata
  Class: Mammalia
  Subclass: Theria
  Order: Primates
  Suborder: Haplorrhini
  Infraorder: Simiiformes
  Parvorder: Catarrhini
  Superfamily: Hominoidea

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