What the difference between a monkey and a chimp?

It's the tail!!

In the primate world you have your monkeys and you have your apes. The difference is usually the tail. Monkeys have them, some of them even function like a thumb, called a prehensile tail. Apes are even closer to humans in terms of genetic make-up than monkeys are. We also don't have tails. I think all primates are the most beautiful creatures. If I wasn't such a wimp I would like to have become a Primatologist. But all that camping and bugs and rain forest, I don't think so. Whatsherface was raped numerous times trying to save the gorillas and every primatologist I have ever met really looks like a monkey. My favorite professor in Colorado looked like a capuchine monkey, so cute.

The picture above is of a baby organgutan, one of my favorite apes. They are the large orange ones that swing from tree to tree. You know, with the flat cheeks and orange hair? I smile when I think of how magical they are- too big to be playful, but sweet and stoic as they go through their days. They are loners mostly and only mate if they happen to swing into the area of someone they can mate with. They make a nest of branches and leaves every night in the trees to sleep. When it rains, they use a large leaf as an umbrella and even make cups out of leaves to get a drink of water. After a morning of looking for food, they take another nap in the nest. ho hum.

I know people freak over baby things, but there is a lot to be said about adults too. Look at this face.