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		thisjepisje on Dec 23, 2014 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: An Orangutan Has Some Human Rights, Argentine Cour... This probably differs a bit between languages. In Dutch, we call both monkeys and apes "aap", and apes specifically "mensaap" (human-ape).

1457389 on Dec 23, 2014 [–]

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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