ape

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But there are no ape characters in the Lion King.

From Slate • Feb. 6, 2026

Other digital asset treasury companies that sought to ape Saylor’s modus operandi have suffered a similar fate.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 5, 2026

In February, customs officials at Mumbai airport stopped a smuggler with five Siamang Gibbons, an ape native to the forests of Indonesia, Malaysia, and Thailand.

From Barron's • Oct. 31, 2025

Humans developed large brains and flatter faces at an unexpectedly swift pace compared to other apes, according to a new analysis of ape skulls by researchers at UCL.

From Science Daily • Oct. 29, 2025

And Harris didn’t help the situation: he caused near-pandemonium when he appeared in a BBC documentary saying that the eggs of man and ape could now be joined to create a “mape.”

From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot