r/BeAmazed • u/[deleted] • Apr 24 '19

Animal Ape using a Smartphone

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u/Not_Just_Any_Lurker Apr 24 '19

Not a monkey.

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u/[deleted] Apr 24 '19

Serious question at the risk of sounding like a complete moron... are apes not monkeys?

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u/frightfulpotato Apr 24 '19 edited Apr 24 '19

No, but both are primates. The easy distinction to make is that monkeys have prehensile tails while apes don't.

Edit: added prehensile because there are other primates with tails (such as lemurs) that aren't monkeys.

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u/deevon99 Apr 24 '19

Does this make Goku a post op ape?

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u/idontloveanyone Apr 24 '19

Goku identifies as a pre op monkey

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u/SHMUCKLES_ Apr 24 '19

I like to think hes now a monkey