paw or hand for monkeys?

[keannu]

Do you say monkeys'(chimpanzees') paw or hand? It's tricky as they are primates similar to humans.

 

[Gillnetter]

Hand is the correct name. It seems that chimps have hands with opposable thumbs, much as humans do. Animals with paws lack this feature.

 

[abaka]

Hand, finger, nails, thumb.

Human beings are monkeys, you know.

 

[bhaisahab]

Chimpanzees are apes, not monkeys.

 

[abaka]

I was talking about human beings.

More seriously, are apes monkeys? Certainly not in strict scientific taxonomy, but in common usage beyond any doubt. Q.v. King Kong.

 

[Rover_KE]

I hope we don't have to rename the classic WW Jacobs horror story The Monkey's Paw anytime soon.

Rover