Help Donkey Kong save a real monkey

Donkey Kong is not a monkey. He is an ape.

If you think the difference isn't important, remember that humans are apes. Not monkeys.

Just in case anybody asks (and I did anticipate this to some extent), while a monkey may not technically fit the strictest definition of Donkey Kong's biological or taxonomic classification, the American Heritage Dictionary does allow for the loose use of monkey as a synonym for ape as follows:

"ape n.
1. - a. Any of various large, tailless Old World primates of the family Pongidae, including the chimpanzee, gorilla, gibbon, and orangutan.
- b. A monkey. [<--Emphasis here!]
2. A mimic or imitator.
3. Informal. A clumsy or boorish person."

http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=ape

Hope that helps!

Okay. Then the American Heritage Dictionary is wrong.

ummm I think that makes you wrong........

This was a nice effort on Nintendo's part but the game they want you to play is kinda lame.

Kunochan is correct and the American Heritage dictionary is incorrect. This from the Oxford English Dictionary, the most definitive source on this issue:

Monkey: 'a small to medium-sized primate typically having a long tail and living in trees in tropical countries.'

Ape:'a large tailless primate of a group including gorillas, chimpanzees, and gibbons'

As you can see monkeys have tails and apes do not.

Yes yes, but they're all primates. Quit arguing and go help! :P

I donated a dollar, even though I got question 4 on the quiz wrong!