--- title: "15 Great Apes Quotes by 13 authors" description: "Browse 15 Great Apes quotes by 13 authors. Discover the best Great Apes sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/596/anonymous-1_bonobo_meet-the-bonobos-the-rare-and-marvelous_1614441.jpg" --- > [“Meet the bonobos, the rare and marvelous “make love not war” great apes who swing through the trees as well as with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/meet-the-bonobos-the-rare-and-marvelous-make-love-not-war-great-apes/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/596/anonymous-1_bonobo_meet-the-bonobos-the-rare-and-marvelous_1614441.jpg) > [“What appears to be lacking, even in great apes, is a motivation to find means to exchange what is on each other’s…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-suddendorf/what-appears-to-be-lacking-even-in-great-apes-is-a-motivation-to-find/) [Thomas Suddendorf](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-suddendorf/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a99/thomas-suddendorf-48561_motivation_what-appears-to-be-lacking-even-in-great_2230522.jpg) > [Although elephants are far more distantly related to us than the great apes, they seem to have evolved similar social and cognitive…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frans-de-waal/although-elephants-are-far-more-distantly-related-to-us-than-the/) [Frans de Waal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frans-de-waal/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/da8/frans-de-waal-2997_animal_although-elephants-are-far-more-distantl_2070928.png) > [Bonobos are unique among great apes because they are not dominated by males.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/claudine-andre/bonobos-are-unique-among-great-apes-because-they-are-not-dominated-by/) [Claudine Andre](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/claudine-andre/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a62/claudine-andre-67141_animal_bonobos-are-unique-among-great-apes-beca_174470.jpg) > [Gorillas are the largest of the great apes. A mature male may be six feet tall and weigh 400 pounds or more;…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dian-fossey/gorillas-are-the-largest-of-the-great-apes-a-mature-male-may-be-six/) [Dian Fossey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dian-fossey/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6d6/dian-fossey-18586_ape_gorillas-are-the-largest-of-the-great-ap_1957361.jpg) > [“Apart from the soul, the brewing of tea is the only thing that sets us apart from the great apes.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alan-bradley/apart-from-the-soul-the-brewing-of-tea-is-the-only-thing-that-sets-us/) [Alan Bradley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alan-bradley/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1a4/alan-bradley-1571_apart_apart-from-the-soul-the-brewing-of-tea-i_1635735.png) > [There are five kinds of great apes: bonobos, chimpanzees, orangutans, gorillas, and the one which people always think of last: Humans!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andy-dunn/there-are-five-kinds-of-great-apes-bonobos-chimpanzees-orangutans/) [Andy Dunn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andy-dunn/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/473/andy-dunn-5159_always_there-are-five-kinds-of-great-apes-bonob_2787526.png) > [“Treat each other like human beings? But the other great apes have no class hierarchy.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bauvard/treat-each-other-like-human-beings-but-the-other-great-apes-have-no/) [Bauvard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bauvard/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5ae/bauvard-3155_apes_treat-each-other-like-human-beings-but-t_2774661.jpg) > [“In sum, the great apes arguably man1 ifest at least some aspects of teleomechanical agency and mentalistic agency (Suddendorf and Whiten 2001);…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-atran/in-sum-the-great-apes-arguably-man1-ifest-at-least-some-aspects-of/) [Scott Atran](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-atran/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5d8/scott-atran-26630_animal_in-sum-the-great-apes-arguably-man1-ifes_2320455.jpg) > [It was their individuality combined with the shyness of their behavior that remained the most captivating impression of this first encounter with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dian-fossey/it-was-their-individuality-combined-with-the-shyness-of-their/) [Dian Fossey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dian-fossey/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/47b/dian-fossey-18586_apes_it-was-their-individuality-combined-with_135319.jpg) > [...chimpanzees, bonobos, gorillas, and orangutans are thinking, self-aware beings, capable of planning ahead, who form lasting social bonds with others and have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-singer/chimpanzees-bonobos-gorillas-and-orangutans-are-thinking-self-aware/) [Peter Singer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-singer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/367/peter-singer-1001_age_chimpanzees-bonobos-gorillas-and-orangut_3176672.jpg) > [None of the three great apes is considered ancestral to modern man, Homo sapiens, but they remain the only other type of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dian-fossey/none-of-the-three-great-apes-is-considered-ancestral-to-modern-man/) [Dian Fossey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dian-fossey/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cd0/dian-fossey-18586_apes_none-of-the-three-great-apes-is-consider_929172.jpg) > [In what terms should we think of these beings, nonhuman yet possessing so very many human-like characteristics? How should we treat them?…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jane-goodall/in-what-terms-should-we-think-of-these-beings-nonhuman-yet-possessing/) [Jane Goodall](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jane-goodall/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e25/jane-goodall-950_animal_in-what-terms-should-we-think-of-these-b_430109.jpg) > [These magnificent species of Africa - elephants, rhino, lions, leopards, cheetah, the great apes (Africa has four of the world's five great…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patrick-bergin/these-magnificent-species-of-africa-elephants-rhino-lions-leopards/) [Patrick Bergin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patrick-bergin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/782/patrick-bergin-36611_apes_these-magnificent-species-of-africa-elep_409789.jpg) > [“Cast in the mold of humanity, they were distinctly not men. They were winged and of heroic proportions; not a branch on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-e-howard/cast-in-the-mold-of-humanity-they-were-distinctly-not-men-they-were/) [Robert E. Howard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-e-howard/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6bc/robert-e-howard-3742_nature-of-man_cast-in-the-mold-of-humanity-they-were-d_697349.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/great-apes/#itemlist", "name": "Great Apes Quotes", "numberOfItems": 15, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Meet the bonobos, the rare and marvelous “make love not war” great apes who swing through the trees as well as with each other.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Anonymous" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/meet-the-bonobos-the-rare-and-marvelous-make-love-not-war-great-apes/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/596/anonymous-1_bonobo_meet-the-bonobos-the-rare-and-marvelous_1614441.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/596/anonymous-1_bonobo_meet-the-bonobos-the-rare-and-marvelous_1614441.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/596/anonymous-1_bonobo_meet-the-bonobos-the-rare-and-marvelous_1614441.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Meet the bonobos, the rare and marvelous “make love not war” great apes who swing through the trees as well…” — Anonymous", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“What appears to be lacking, even in great apes, is a motivation to find means to exchange what is on each other’s minds.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Thomas Suddendorf" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-suddendorf/what-appears-to-be-lacking-even-in-great-apes-is-a-motivation-to-find/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a99/thomas-suddendorf-48561_motivation_what-appears-to-be-lacking-even-in-great_2230522.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a99/thomas-suddendorf-48561_motivation_what-appears-to-be-lacking-even-in-great_2230522.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a99/thomas-suddendorf-48561_motivation_what-appears-to-be-lacking-even-in-great_2230522.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“What appears to be lacking, even in great apes, is a motivation to find means to exchange what is on each…” — Thomas Suddendorf", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Although elephants are far more distantly related to us than the great apes, they seem to have evolved similar social and cognitive capacities.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Frans de Waal" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frans-de-waal/although-elephants-are-far-more-distantly-related-to-us-than-the/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/da8/frans-de-waal-2997_animal_although-elephants-are-far-more-distantl_2070928.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/da8/frans-de-waal-2997_animal_although-elephants-are-far-more-distantl_2070928.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/da8/frans-de-waal-2997_animal_although-elephants-are-far-more-distantl_2070928.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Although elephants are far more distantly related to us than the great apes, they seem to have evolved…” — Frans de Waal", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Bonobos are unique among great apes because they are not dominated by males.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Claudine Andre" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/claudine-andre/bonobos-are-unique-among-great-apes-because-they-are-not-dominated-by/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a62/claudine-andre-67141_animal_bonobos-are-unique-among-great-apes-beca_174470.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a62/claudine-andre-67141_animal_bonobos-are-unique-among-great-apes-beca_174470.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a62/claudine-andre-67141_animal_bonobos-are-unique-among-great-apes-beca_174470.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Bonobos are unique among great apes because they are not dominated by males.” — Claudine Andre", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 5, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Gorillas are the largest of the great apes. 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The great apes are therefore an ideal case for showing the arbitrariness of the species boundary. 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From them we may learn much concerning the behavior of our earliest primate prototypes, because behavior, unlike bones, teeth, or tools, does not fossilize.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Dian Fossey" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dian-fossey/none-of-the-three-great-apes-is-considered-ancestral-to-modern-man/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cd0/dian-fossey-18586_apes_none-of-the-three-great-apes-is-consider_929172.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cd0/dian-fossey-18586_apes_none-of-the-three-great-apes-is-consider_929172.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cd0/dian-fossey-18586_apes_none-of-the-three-great-apes-is-consider_929172.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“None of the three great apes is considered ancestral to modern man, Homo sapiens, but they remain the only…” — Dian Fossey", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 13, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "In what terms should we think of these beings, nonhuman yet possessing so very many human-like characteristics? How should we treat them? Surely we should treat them with the same consideration and kindness as we show to other humans; and as we recognize human rights, so too should we recognize the rights of the great apes? 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They are not for trade. They need to be valued and preserved by humanity. 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