Apes & Ape Pictures and Ape Distinction from monkeys

Distinction from monkeys

Apes do not possess a tail, unlike most monkeys. Monkeys are more likely to be in trees and use their tails for balance. Apes are considerably larger than monkeys, with the exception of gibbons, which are smaller than some monkeys. Apes are considered to be more intelligent than monkeys, which are considered to have more primitive brains.^[13] Unlike female monkeys which go through the estrous cycle, great apes, including humans, go through a menstrual cycle.