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Is Curious George really a monkey?

mausburger — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 17:25:00 -0800

So, is Curious George really a monkey? Can you identify what species of monkey or ape he might be? After being seriously over-exposed to Curious George and the admonitions to "Be a good little monkey," I am starting to think that he probably isn't a monkey. For starters, he doesn't have a tail. Isn't that the key distinction between apes and monkeys? Also, isn't he rather large for a monkey? I think he might be a chimpanzee, but in the illustrations and TV show, he's brown, not black.

So, is Curious George really a monkey? Can you identify what species of monkey or ape he might be?

I have a child who is nearly 3 and I clearly have been getting too much George on TV, books, and the computer.

how can I convert monolithic flac or ape disc images into tracks?

Grod — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 17:01:35 -0800

I'm fed up with monolithic flac and ape files with cue sheets that winamp can't use. I like 1 track to 1 file. Is there no relatively automatic way to split these files into individual, per track, files? It goes without saying, I hope, that the individual lossless files produced would be conveniently labeled (e.g. composer-work-movement) and properly tagged. Thanks.

Ape haircuts?

A189Nut — Sat, 02 Jun 2007 05:02:47 -0800

Why don't apes need haircuts? I had a haircut today. If I'd left it, it would have grown longer. Sitting there, it occurred to me that chimps, gorillas, etc. don't have haircuts, but why? Does their hair moult (and why doesn't mine then?) Do the long hairs get groomed out by other apes? What happens to apes living alone then?

Who's the ape who drew its own cage?

Greg Nog — Fri, 16 Mar 2007 17:30:53 -0800

The tale: an ape in a zoo is taught how to draw. The first thing it draws is the bars of its cage. I've heard this story a couple of times (often in connection with Vladimir Nabokov), but can't find any information about the original experiment. Did this actually happen? Is it just a fable? Did Nabokov get Punk'd? Who was this ape and where can I find out more?

Where can I hold a baby monkey or ape?

tastybrains — Thu, 27 Jul 2006 12:35:00 -0800

I've always wanted to hold a baby monkey or ape - actually, particularly a baby ape. Are there any places in New England where I can make this dream happen? I've tried Googling and looking on local zoo websites, but I can't find anything.

Tear my heart out

louigi — Fri, 05 May 2006 11:57:39 -0800

I'm looking for an old news story about apes taking revenge on a poacher. What I remember: it was a poacher who had been killing primates (what kind i don't recall) to sell their hearts on the black market. He was living in a cabin out in the woods near where he hunted them, if my memory serves me. The primates found his cabin and beset him, killed him and tore his heart out.

It could have been anywhere between 5 and 15 years ago that I read this. I could swear that it was in a reputable news source, but I admit it sounds pretty incredible, and I haven't been able to dig up a reference. Anyone else remember this? Any sources for concrete facts about the story?

How do I listen to an APE file?

erd0c — Sun, 29 Jan 2006 22:28:13 -0800

How do I listen to an APE file? I have a series of audiobook files in APE format.
I've searched the interenet and it seems like there are many ways.
I would prefer to convert it to a format that I can play on my iPOD.
Does anyone have an opinion? preference?
Thanks

Great Apes

Captain_Tenille — Mon, 06 Dec 2004 13:49:09 -0800

A Planet Where Ask.Me Evolved From Mefi?! As many of you know, there are great apes (chimpanzees, bonobos, gorillas, orangutangs, and (according to many) humans) and lesser apes, meaning gibbons.

If almost all of the apes out there are great apes, why on earth do people bother referring to them specifically as great apes? It seems to me that gibbons are the ones that aren't great apes, it would make sense to refer to the great apes as "apes" and gibbons as "lesser apes", or possibly "small apes".

What are baby apes called?

Miles Long — Wed, 01 Sep 2004 09:23:14 -0800

Cats have kittens, dogs have puppies, Geese have goslings, foxes have kits, goats have kids, people have kids. What do apes have?

Talking to the Apes

Slimemonster — Thu, 15 Apr 2004 14:06:26 -0800

This might be an easy one for you all. My former roommate was telling me about this book that sounded really interesting but I cant think of the title for the life of me. All i remember is that the book contained a conversation between an ape and a human being about evolution or something like that. Ring any bells?