Great Apes Quotes
- ...chimpanzees, bonobos, gorillas, and orangutans are thinking, self-aware beings, capable of planning ahead, who form lasting social bonds with others and have a rich social… — Peter Singer
- It was their individuality combined with the shyness of their behavior that remained the most captivating impression of this first encounter with the greatest of… — Dian Fossey
- 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… — Jane Goodall
- It is not only visitors to the zoo who are fascinated but uneasy in the presence of chimpanzees; the same is true of scientists. The… — Frans de Waal
- Although elephants are far more distantly related to us than the great apes, they seem to have evolved similar social and cognitive capacities. — Frans de Waal
- Gorillas are the largest of the great apes. A mature male may be six feet tall and weigh 400 pounds or more; his enormous arms… — Dian Fossey