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_monkey_with_a_gun_ t1_jac9vq7 wrote

Reply to comment by skinneyd in Humans are so violent, considering they are hairless, teethless, clawless, venomless monkeys. by -TheDerpinator-

Humans as well as other apes are monkeys. We are part of the infraorder Simiiformes, the simians aka monkeys

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raff7 t1_jacfzf6 wrote

Not all simians are monkeys.. there are monkeys and apes.. humans are apes, not monkeys

The main way to distinguish the two is by the fact that monkeys have tails.. apes do not

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skinneyd t1_jacar0u wrote

Well yes, cladistically speaking, sure.

But that's like saying Hippos are Cetaceans... Which is true, but calling Hippos Whales is a bit of a stretch.

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