Is Gorilla a monkey or an ape?

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Non-human species of apes can be divided into two groups. Great apes (gorillas, bonobos, chimpanzees, orangutans) and small apes (gibbons and shamans). Apes are not monkeys. They belong to different branches of the lower order of the monkey, and there are some physical differences. May 29, 2015

Is it a gorilla-type ape?

The largest gorilla among the great apes is a chunky animal with wide chests and shoulders, large human-like hands and small eyes set on a hairless face. The two species of gorillas live in Equatorial Africa, separated by forests in the Congo Basin, about 560 miles. Each has lowland and highland variants.

Are monkeys and gorillas different?

Apes are generally large and monkeys are small. Gorilla, orangutans, and chimpanzees are large primates with wide breasts and long arms. .. Some apes, such as gibbons, are small and look a bit like monkeys. However, gibbons share a similar skeletal structure as the three primates above. 2019г.

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