monkeys and apes

Monkeys and apes,

It’s actually pretty funny how the name monkey evolved; it was first formed by the Dutch word “manneken” meaning “little man”. The word ape came from the Old English word “apa”. Something else you wouldn’t know is that monkey and apes are very different creatures, monkeys have tails whilst apes don’t. Apes are larger and muscular, they have big/broad chests and monkeys are the opposite, even though apes have the biggest nose they need their eyes more. The only places where the ape’s natural habitat is in Africa and Asia, the monkey’s natural habitat is also in South America.

 

Monkeys are just like humans except for about the 1.23% difference, that amount is around 40 million differences in the monkeys/apes and humans DNA. Monkeys/apes they even know how to peel a banana without eating the skin (I'm pretty impressed). You would think that all monkeys swing arm to arm from trees but only apes and spider monkeys do this all the others just run across the branches.                                                                                                      

 

                             

If I could be a monkey. I would probably be the howler monkey. They spend up to 80% of the time resting  :) . Comments which kind of monkey you would be.