Noun
any of the large anthropoid apes of the family Pongidae
Source: WordNetA similar study conducted by Thorpe et al. looked at how the most arboreal great ape, the orangutan, held onto supporting branches in order to navigate branches that were too flexible or unstable otherwise. Source: Internet
In a study that assumes the hominin status of Ardipithecus ramidus, it has been argued the species represents a heterochronic alteration of the more general great ape body plan. Source: Internet
The Great Ape House caught fire shortly after midnight on Wednesday, apparently after a Chinese lantern had landed on it. Source: Internet
The Bonobo Conservation Initiative (BCI) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the survival of the highly endangered great ape, the bonobo (Pan paniscus) and its rainforest habitat in the Congo Basin. Source: Internet
The 2016 book, Wattana: an Orangutan in Paris, profiles the life of a great ape raised in captivity. Source: Internet