(484) word/ baboon

Baboon [bæbúːn] 狒々
I saw this word, “baboon” in a children book which teaches English words beginning with the letter “b”.
Definition of baboon is large terrestrial monkeys having doglike muzzles.
ex. Hamadryas baboon


Next, I learned about the difference between apes and monkeys.
Ape: An animal of a class of primates generally larger than monkeys and distinguished from them by having no tail.
Monkey: Any of various long-tailed primates [prάɪmət霊長目の動物] (excluding the prosimians原猿).

Human
chimpanzees (genus Pan) non-human apes (great apes)


gorillas (genus Gorilla)  non-human apes (great apes)


orangutans (genus Pongo)  non-human apes (great apes)猩々（しょうじょう）


gibbons [gíb(ə)n] (family Hylobatidae)  non-human apes (lesser apes)


                                                                   
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