Colin Peter Groves
Contributor
LOCATION: Canberra, ACT, Australia
Professor of Biological Anthropology, Australian National University, Canberra. Author of A Theory of Human and Primate Evolution and others.
Primary Contributions (5)
Ape, (superfamily Hominoidea), any tailless primate of the families Hylobatidae (gibbons) and Hominidae (chimpanzees, bonobos, orangutans, gorillas, and human beings). Apes are found in the tropical forests of western and central Africa and Southeast Asia. Apes are distinguished from monkeys by the…
READ MORE