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[-] gwen@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 day ago

monkey who more or less did that already. His name is William.

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[-] Ookami38@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 day ago

Ol Bill Shakespeare. He wrote Hamlet, one correct letter at a time.

[-] Klear@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

Humans are apes, apes are monkeys, paraphyletic groups are bullshit.

[-] Ookami38@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 day ago

To be entirely fair, apes aren't monkeys. I don't think that particular distinction is really all that relevant to the discussion, but technically...

[-] Klear@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

From wikipedia:

Traditionally, all animals in the group now known as simians are counted as monkeys except the apes. Thus monkeys, in that sense, constitute an incomplete paraphyletic grouping; however, in the broader sense based on cladistics, apes (Hominoidea) are also included, making the terms monkeys and simians synonyms in regard to their scope.

[-] Ookami38@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 day ago

Oh neat. This is all taxonomy that is well beyond me. My defense of calling humans monkeys is that everyone does it, and that's how language works. Glad to know I'm correct too, technically lol

[-] Klear@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

Username checks out.

[-] gwen@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 day ago

isnt that a misconception? apes just share a common ancestor with us

[-] HelixDab2@lemm.ee 2 points 1 day ago

Well. technically he was an ape rather than a monkey.

[-] Ookami38@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 day ago

Technically true, I think it still fits for the layman.

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