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Re:An Orangutan Has Some Human Rights, Argentine Court Rules by thisjepisje on Tuesday December 23, 2014 @12:15PM (#8788996)
This probably differs a bit between languages. In Dutch, we call both monkeys and apes "aap", and apes specifically "mensaap" (human-ape).
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Re:An Orangutan Has Some Human Rights, Argentine Court Rules by 1457389 on Tuesday December 23, 2014 @02:21PM (#8789712)
Relevance? I am sure Dutch zoologists would similarly agree that use of the term 'monkey' is just plain wrong in this instance.
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