Ape

Ape
Habitat	Land
Type	Life
Generator Stats
Base Cost	Entropy 1.12e10
Base Production	Entropy 7.5e6/sec
Max Efficiency	x1.13744e10
Requires	Primate Mammal Brain
Chronology
Previous	Mammal
Next	Human Civilization: Stone Age

"The earliest ancestors of humankind come down from their trees."

Apes are the third land generator and the 11th generator overall. Apes are any medium to large primates in the superfamily Hominoidea. Apes are distinguished as primates that lost their tails during the course of evolution. There are two families; Hylobatidae (gibbons or lesser apes) and Hominidae (great apes, including orangutans, gorillas, chimpanzees, bonobos, humans, and extinct archaic humans).

Description

"An advancement in primate evolution, the apes of the Hominidae family are ancestors of the modern human's earliest ancestors. Divergent branches of evolution created both humans and the modern great apes."

Design

The ape, in the garden, some swing on trees, some walk, and one of them apparently uses a stone to break either another stone or a nut.

Upgrades

Ape has 15 upgrades, increasing the generator efficiency with a total x1.13744e10 multiplier.

Icon	Name	Description	Cost	Efficiency	Requires
	Domed Cranium	Primates have larger brains than most animals. Their unique skulls provide more room for these large brains, protecting them from damage and giving them more room to grow.	Entropy 8.49e10	25%	Ape Mammal Brain Primate
	Brain of Ape	Early apes developed larger and more complex brains than most mammals. This gave our primate ancestors an important advantage over other creatures.	Entropy 2.86e11	30%	Ape Mammal Brain
	Bipedal Walking	The act of walking on two legs instead of four, this alternative form of locomotion meant that hands were now free to be used for functions other than walking.	Entropy 3.63e11	50%	Ape
	Australopithecus	Australopithecus are believed to be the first step in humanity’s evolution from primates. The first australopithecus skeleton, nicknamed Lucy, was discovered in 1974 in Ethiopia.	Entropy 4.39e11	40%	Ape Brain of Ape
	Opposable Thumb	The development of the thumb led to more precision in gripping, allowing apes to pick up and use objects.	Entropy 6.72e11	55%	Bipedal Walking
	Homo Habilis	Also known as the "handy man", Homo habilis one of the earliest species of the genus Homo, known for using primitive stone tools.	Entropy 8.68e11	75%	Australopithecus First Idea
	Homo Erectus	Fully bipedal, Homo erectus was an extremely successful species in the Homo genus. It was the direct ancestor of modern humans.	Entropy 5.35e12	110%	Homo Habilis Extra Power
	Five Fingered Hands	Primate hands have five fingers, including an opposable thumb. These hands are specifically adapted for gripping and fine motor skills, and enable some primates to use tools.	Entropy 3.62e12	90%	25 Ape Primate
	Wrist Joints	More flexible wrists lead to greater use of hands, and make it easier to craft and use tools. Human wrists are a condyloid joint, allowing circular motion, flexion, and extension.	Entropy 1.39e13	100%	Opposable Thumb Homo Habilis
	Endurance Hunting	Some predators hunt by stealth, others poison, some use traps and tricks. Others prefer a more direct approach: outrunning their quarry, until they prey collapses from exhaustion.	Entropy 2.50e15	140%	Bipedal Walking Homo Erectus
	Vestigial Tail	As primates become bipedal and no longer need their tails to balance, their tail vertebrae begin to reduce in length, until eventually they vanish completely. The only remnant is the tailbone at the base of the human spine.	Entropy 8.12e16	200%	50 Ape Bipedal Walking
	Neocortex	The neocortex is the part of the brain that controls sight and hearing in mammals, giving them an evolutionary edge over other animals.	Entropy 2.59e18	250%	100 Ape Brain of Ape
	Primate Groups	Primates can be classified into two groups. Hominoids are apes, which have no tails: gibbons, orangutans, gorillas, bonobos, chimpanzees, and humans. Non-hominoids, such as monkeys and lemurs, have tails and are more distantly related to humans.	Entropy 3.18e39	10,000%	Gorilla
	Gorilla	Ground-dwelling apes, gorillas are the largest living primates. They live in the forests of Sub-Saharan Africa and are closely related to chimpanzees and humans via a common primate ancestor. They are partially bipedal, walking with their knuckles braced on the ground.	Entropy 6.36e41	20,000%	Primate Augmentations Console 50 Artifact in Augmentations Console
	Troop Living	Gorillas live in a troop, a group led by a silverback, a large older male with a shiny back and extra-long canines. Younger adult males back up the silverback, whose bond with multiple adult females and offspring is at the core of gorilla social life.	Entropy 9.54e43	30,000%	Gorilla Primate Groups

Achievements

Icon	Name	Description	Requires
	Monkey Business	There are five species of "great ape": gorillas, bonobos, orangutans, chimpanzees, and humans.	25 Ape
	Primate Power	Orangutans are the world's largest tree-dwelling animals.	50 Ape
	A Chimp Off The Old Block	Gorillas can become infected with ebola just like humans, and in fact are facing grave endangerment due to recent outbreaks in the wild. Ebola is responsible for one third of all gorilla and chimpanzee deaths since 1990.	100 Ape
	Heard It Through The Ape Vine	In the 80s and 90s, a gorilla at the San Diego Zoo named Koko was taught American Sign Language, which she used to communicate with her caregivers. She also adopted and cared for several pet kittens.	150 Ape
	The Apes of Wrath	Just like humans, apes have distinct, unique fingerprints. The only other species of mammal that has fingerprints are koalas.	250 Ape

Trivia

• In the game, apes will walk bipedally just like humans do; however, in real life, non-human apes do bipedally walk, but will usually knuckle-walk.
• Previously in a very early version, the generator Ape was named Monkey.
• If you click an ape many times, it will dab and you will get an achievement.