What makes an ape a mammal?

Anonymous

∙ 14y ago

Updated: 8/19/2019

Apes are mammals because they feed their offspring with milk produced by specialized sweat glands called "mammary glands."

An additional distinguishing feature is that apes, like other mammals, use 2 bones in the middle ear for hearing that non-mammal animals use for eating.

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∙ 14y ago

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Is a ape a montreme?

No. An ape is a placental mammal within the Order of Primates.

Is a gorilla anphibian?

A Gorilla is a mammal, and is an ape (primate).

What is a chimpazee?

Mammal,Chimp,close to the Ape family.

What is the mammal with very large nostrils black in color?

An ape

What have you evolved from?

From my ancestors, which, like me, were human, great ape, ape, primate, mammal, tetrapod, vertebrate, animal eukaryotes.

Is an oriental yeti a mammal?

Yes, presumably as they are hairy and ape-like

What makes a human a great ape?

What makes us a Grea Ape is that we don't have tails.

What motion does an ape make?

an ape makes a swinging motion

What is a biped organism?

A biped organism has 2 feet like a gorilla or ape! It is a mammal.

Is an ape a mammal?

yes it is a mammal because gives birth to it's young

Is a macaque a reptile or mammal?

It is a monkey, which makes it a mammal.

What is the sound an ape makes called?

There is more than just one kind of ape. Some members of this family include chimpanzees, gorillas, and orangutans. They make a variety of sounds, including grunts, screams, and howls.