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  • plural of ape.
  • present tense form of ape (3rd person singular).

apes



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That absence led many researchers to conclude that apes and their close relatives were largely restricted to areas farther south in Africa at the time.

From Science Daily Jul. 24, 2026

The species also appears to occupy a significant position in the evolutionary history of apes.

From Science Daily Jul. 24, 2026

Masripithecus shows that apes were already living in North Africa during the Early Miocene.

From Science Daily Jul. 24, 2026

More tolerant groups showed higher levels of reassuring touch, including what researchers described as "reassurance trains", in which multiple apes embraced one another in succession.

From BBC Jul. 21, 2026

She looked like she did in the photos of her holding me as a child — except, bizarrely, with giant hairy apes in her arms.

From "Endangered" by Eliot Schrefer



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