Somebody recently mentioned reading the Edgar Rice Burroughs novel. We discussed it a bit.
It occurred to me that the group of apes who raised Tarzan were described as being smaller than gorillas and larger than chimpanzees. The description suggested an animal very much like a larger than average human with hair covering the entire body.
Is there an African primate fitting the description of the apes in the Tarzan novel? I do not remember ever seeing such a primate in a zoo or a picture of such in a book about primates.
It occurred to me that the group of apes who raised Tarzan were described as being smaller than gorillas and larger than chimpanzees. The description suggested an animal very much like a larger than average human with hair covering the entire body.
Is there an African primate fitting the description of the apes in the Tarzan novel? I do not remember ever seeing such a primate in a zoo or a picture of such in a book about primates.