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Apes, William
The Oxford Companion to American Literature
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1995
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Apes, William (1798–?), Indian of mixed Pequot and white parentage, who fought for the Americans in the War of 1812, became a Methodist preacher (1829), and successfully championed the rights of the Cape Cod Indians. He later disappeared, and the date of his death is unknown. His writings include
A Son of the Forest (1829),
The Experiences of Five Christian Indians (1833), and
Eulogy on King Philip of the Pequot Tribe (1836).
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Ape, Man, Ape-Man: Changing Views Since 1600. (book reviews)
Magazine article from: Antiquity; 3/1/1996; ; 700+ words
; ...amp; Langham 1990). Ape, man, apeman not only...the historical study of apes and hominid ancestors...monkey, the baboon and the ape. His 'tailless ape' provided a general portrait of the anthropoid apes of Africa and Asia, which...
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Apes and ancestors.
Magazine article from: Antiquity; 3/1/1996; ; 700+ words
; ...amp; Langham 1990). Ape, man, apeman not only...the historical study of apes and hominid ancestors...monkey, the baboon and the ape. His 'tailless ape' provided a general portrait of the anthropoid apes of Africa and Asia, which...
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 "Post-Tribune (IN)")
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Apes wrath of
Newspaper article from: Post-Tribune (IN); 7/29/2001; ; 700+ words
; ...Tim Roth plays the ape military leader Thade...of "Planet of the Apes." Mark Wahlberg...on "Planet of the Apes," it is truly gorilla...warfare. On one side of Ape City stand Helena...isn't that one ape walking like Buster...will "Planet of the Apes" really be finished...
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Ape Fossils Provding New Insight
News Wire article from: AP Online; 8/26/1999; ; 700+ words
; ...the golden age of ape evolution...group of primitive apes that appeared in East...top home of earlier apes species. Ape species around 10 to...into humans and modern apes arose from an unknown common ape ancestor sometime around...
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The apes of wrath
Newspaper article from: New Straits Times; 8/4/2001; ; 700+ words
; ...the very least, the apes are good for one thing...he has a startled ape couple leap onto a...humans are ruled by the apes, he, however, is...escaping not only his ape captors but also off...costumed actor tries to ape Roth but none comes...Planet of the Apes' looks set to be...
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 "Beacon News, The (Aurora, IL)")
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`Apes' better off left in cage
Newspaper article from: Beacon News, The (Aurora, IL); 8/2/2001; ; 700+ words
; ...humans. Thus, the Planet of the Apes is created. After making friends with various humans and apes (who support human rights...realizes that he needs to escape the Ape stronghold and thus sets out...the very bleak Planet of the Apes is the acting displayed by all...
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Ape Fossils Provide New Insight
News Wire article from: AP Online; 8/26/1999; ; 700+ words
; ...the golden age of ape evolution...group of primitive apes that appeared in East...top home of earlier apes species. Ape species around 10 to...into humans and modern apes arose from an unknown common ape ancestor sometime around...
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 "The Cincinnati Post (Cincinnati, OH)")
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APE POWER.(LIVING)
Newspaper article from: The Cincinnati Post (Cincinnati, OH); 7/25/2001; 700+ words
; ...paws off me you damned dirty ape!'' Now really: Is that any...the original ''Planet of the Apes'' - the 1968 sci-fi classic...answer would have to be yes: ''Apes'' spawned four sequels, a...from any of the thousands of ''Apes'' maniacs breathlessly awaiting...
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The Apes Go Classic In September Gorillas, Orangutans and Chimpanzees Watch "Ape" Movie Marathon To Help Increase Ape Adoptions at U.S. Zoos
PR Newswire; 9/1/1998; 700+ words
; ...our viewers to visit apes at their local zoo...members and adopt an ape." In addition...chronicles the entire Apes phenomenon. The two...special is hosted by Ape star Roddy McDowall...the Planet of the Apes collector's edition. Funds raised through ape adoption programs...
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Ape language; Signs indicate simians may use humanlike methods.(LIFE - SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY)
Newspaper article from: The Washington Times; 5/11/2006; 700+ words
; ...Baltimore, says all apes communicate in some...methods vary from ape to ape. Male chimpanzees...more than any other ape, Dr. Cranfield says...thereof, to tell fellow apes how they're feeling...one of the younger [apes], they'll shove...way," he says. Ape communication is ...
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ape man
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to the Body
...human-like features and, in some metrical traits, is intermediate between apes and humans. The opposite concept, that of man ape or anthropoid ape, is applied to apes which show some features, anatomical and behavioural, which incline them...
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ape
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
ape any primate of the subfamily...exception of humans. The small apes, the gibbon and the siamang...monkeys still contain the word ape; for example, the N African macaque is called the Barbary ape. True apes vary in size from the 3-ft...
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Apes
Encyclopedia entry from: The Gale Encyclopedia of Science
Apes Apes are a group of primates that includes gorillas...humans. The hands, feet, and face of an ape are hairless, while the rest of its body...with coarse black, brown, or red hair. Apes share some characteristics that set them apart...
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Barbary ape
Book article from: World Encyclopedia
Barbary ape Tailless, yellowish-brown ape-like monkey native to Algeria and Morocco, and introduced into Gibraltar. It is the size of a small dog. The Gibraltar Barbary apes are the only wild monkeys in Europe. Species Macaca sylvana. See also macaque ; primate
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Hairy Ape, The
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to American Literature
Hairy Ape, The, expressionist play by O'Neill...does not belong, and “the Hairy Ape,” as his friend Paddy calls him...organization, he goes to the zoo to see the ape, the only creature with whom he can now feel...
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