Brains of this World: Great Apes

By Tonny Mulder

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All about the brains of Great Apes

Great Ape Species
Orangutan Brain

The Great Apes

The great apes are a taxonomic family of primates that include eight species (see on the right) in four genera:

  1. Pongo
    • Bornean Orangutan
    • Sumatran Orangutan
    • Tapanuli Orangutan
  2. Gorilla
    1. Western Gorilla
    2. Eastern Gorilla
  3. Pan
    1. Chimpanzee
    2. Bonobo
  4. Homo
    1. Homo Sapiens
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The Hylobates (Gibbons) are a seperate genus originating from the same superfamily as the Hominidae and are therefore not considered to be 'great apes'.

By JJ Harrison; Credits; CC BY 3.0


More detailed information on the great apes can be found here.


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Various authors; Credits; CC BY-SA 3.0

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Taxonomy of Hominoidea. by Gdr Credits; CC BY-SA 4.0

The Orangutan brain

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Origin of the Orangutan brain

Sensory system

Visual information

Olfactory information

Modulating systems

Motor systems



Hinke Boer, Fons Brauers, Andy Louter, Lindsey Pennaertz, Aisha Raja and Tonny Mulder - University of Amsterdam