List of apes
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This is a list of apes of encyclopedic interest. It includes individual non-human higher primates (Bonobos, Chimpanzees, Gorillas, and Orangutans) who are in some way famous or notable.
Note: This list does not include Monkeys, which are not apes, nor fictional apes (see Related Topics).
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Ape Actors
- C.J. - orangutan; played Clyde in the movie: Every Which Way But Loose
- Clair - chimp; played Livingston in the movie: Delicatessen, 1991
- Evie - chimp who played robot dog Daggit on Battlestar Galactica
- Finster - Played Harvey Keitel's pet thief, Dodger in the movie: Monkey Trouble
- Harry - chimp; played Ginger in the movie: Project X, 1987
- J. Fred Muggs - chimp co-host NBC's Today Show
- Karanja - chimp; played Goliath in the movie: Project X, 1987
- Lucy - chimp; played Razzberry
- Luke - chimp; played Bluebeard & Ethel in the movie: Project X, 1987
- Manis - orangutan
- Mousie - chimp; played New Recruit in the movie: Project X, 1987
- Mowgli - chimp guest on CNBC's "Dennis Miller Live"
- Mr. Muggs - chimp; 1978, Jim Jones' People's Temple, Jonestown, Guayana, some reports state that children were caged with him as punishment
- Nkima - chimp; played Cheetah (and there after known by that name) on the Tarzan show and in the movies
- Peggy - chimp; played Bonzo in Bedtime for Bonzo with President Ronald Reagan
- Sam - orangutan; played Dunston in the movie: Dunston Checks In, 1996 (trained by Larry Madrid)
- Willie - chimp; played Virgil in the movie: Project X, 1987
- Zippie - chimp; rollerskater (U.S. television in the 1950s)
Ape Artists
Scientific Apes
- Ai - studied by scientists at Kyoto University
- Clint - chimpanzee, source of DNA for Chimpanzee genome project
- Donald - chimpanzee, source of DNA for Chimpanzee genome project
- Enos the Chimp - another spacefaring chimp, after Ham
- Gon - chimpanzee, source of DNA for Chimpanzee genome project
- Frodo - baby killing "bully" chimp who has attacked Jane Goodall and Gary Larson
- Ham the Chimp - spacefaring chimp
- Kanzi - bonobo involved with language research and tool invention.
- Koko - gorilla involved with sign language research
- Nim Chimpsky - (named after linguist Noam Chomsky)
- Nyota - Bonobo
- Oliver the chimp - the so-called "Missing Link"
- Panzee and Panbanisha - chimpanzee and bonobo at the same research center as Kanzi
- Sultan - chimpanzee
- Washoe - the hand-signing chimp
Zoo Apes
- Binti Jua - gorilla who saved a human boy
- Colo - first gorilla born in captivity
- Floquet de Neu or Copito de Nieve ("Snowflake"), only albino gorilla known to exist; most famous resident of the Parc Zoològic de Barcelona
- Willie B. - gorilla, kept in isolation for decades, became head of a troop and father of five
Other Apes
- Bubbles the Chimp - pet of entertainer Michael Jackson
Related Topics
- List of fictional apes (and some other primates)
- List of monkeys
- List of historical animals