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Are chimpanzees are monkeys

Updated: 11/14/2022
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No. Chimpanzees belong to a totally different primate family from monkeys, called hominidae, or great apes. This category is shared with humans,gorillas,bonobos,and orangutans.

The main difference is, monkeys have tails, apes do not.

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