# Do You Find Chimpanzees Creepy? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [April 9, 2020, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-find-chimpanzees-creepy/851458 "2020-04-09T20:38:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![forArbitraryN](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/eb9ed0/32.png) [@forArbitraryN](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/forArbitraryN)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2020, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-find-chimpanzees-creepy/851458/1 "2020-04-09T20:38:06Z")
I think Gorillas have a strong, respectable look. They’re cool. Chimps, on the other hand, look like murderous schemers. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2020, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-find-chimpanzees-creepy/851458/2 "2020-04-10T00:23:31Z")
They look like what they are, just like you do. Chimps are far more aggressive than the great apes, however, and movies/TV have done a disservice to humans by portraying them as cute, cuddly, diaper-wearing child substitutes. A chimp that is pissed off is a serious foe that will fuck you up. ---
**Author:** ![Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/13edae/32.png) [@Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stranger_On_A_Train)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2020, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-find-chimpanzees-creepy/851458/3 "2020-04-10T00:43:27Z")
At least we have the decency to wear proper fur. What is with you sapiens walking around with your naked pinkness. Gross! Stranger ---
**Author:** ![Ulfreida](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ulfreida/32/8014_2.png) [@Ulfreida](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ulfreida)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2020, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-find-chimpanzees-creepy/851458/4 "2020-04-10T01:16:31Z")
They can tear your arm off, literally. They aren’t creepy, just dangerous. ---
**Author:** ![Velocity](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/velocity/32/18006_2.png) [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2020, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-find-chimpanzees-creepy/851458/5 "2020-04-10T01:18:40Z")
I find most primates - monkeys, chimps, etc. - quite creepy or unpleasant. Just a “knowing, malicious” vibe. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2020, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-find-chimpanzees-creepy/851458/6 "2020-04-10T01:31:45Z")
Bonobos can actually be pretty. But, yes, generally I find them creepy like I find a clown creepy. ---
**Author:** ![EinsteinsHund](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/einsteinshund/32/8400_2.png) [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2020, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-find-chimpanzees-creepy/851458/7 "2020-04-10T02:17:00Z")
I don’t find them creepy. I like them just like gorillas, orangutans and bonobos. I see them all as our closest relatives, somehow similar to our (common) ancestors, and as thus find them fascinating. Of course I have respect and know that they could smash you into pulp. ---
**Author:** ![lobotomyboy63](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobotomyboy63/32/2900_2.png) [@lobotomyboy63](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lobotomyboy63)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2020, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-find-chimpanzees-creepy/851458/8 "2020-04-10T02:19:12Z")
I don’t think they look creepy. I thought Washoe was pretty awesome for instance. But I learned not too long ago that they will kill and eat monkeys. Not cool, chimps…not cool. [chimpanzees eat monkeys - Google Search](https://www.google.com/search?q=chimpanzees+eat+monkeys&rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS798US798&oq=chimp&aqs=chrome.0.69i59j46j69i57j0l3j69i61l2.3727j0j4&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8) ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2020, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-find-chimpanzees-creepy/851458/9 "2020-04-10T02:33:17Z")
Only if they tuck my tag in. ---
**Author:** ![thorny\_locust](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thorny_locust/32/431_2.png) [@thorny\_locust](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thorny_locust)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2020, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-find-chimpanzees-creepy/851458/10 "2020-04-10T02:42:12Z")
> [@Velocity](#): > > I find most primates - monkeys, chimps, etc. - quite creepy or unpleasant. Just a “knowing, malicious” vibe. How about humans? We’re also primates; we pride ourselves (accurately or not) on “knowing”; and some of us are certainly malicious. I think chimps look kind of neat. I doubt they think all that much of what I look like, though. ---
**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2020, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-find-chimpanzees-creepy/851458/11 "2020-04-10T02:42:21Z")
> [@lobotomyboy63](#): > > I don’t think they look creepy. I thought Washoe was pretty awesome for instance. But I learned not too long ago that they will kill and eat monkeys. Not cool, chimps…not cool. [chimpanzees eat monkeys - Google Search](https://www.google.com/search?q=chimpanzees+eat+monkeys&rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS798US798&oq=chimp&aqs=chrome.0.69i59j46j69i57j0l3j69i61l2.3727j0j4&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8) Some people do that too. I don’t think they’re creepy, but then again, they’re not meant to be pets either. My personal favorite non-human primate is the proboscis monkey. Now, THOSE are some weird-looking creatures. They’re actually a lot smaller than they appear in photographs. [https://www.google.com/search?q=proboscis+monkey&sxsrf=ALeKk02Bu2EW3OMa3jCURyc37XuqfT5CHw:1586486443922&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjm9LjH6tzoAhWEKM0KHUyFCVQQ\_AUoAXoECCEQAw&biw=1536&bih=754](https://www.google.com/search?q=proboscis+monkey&sxsrf=ALeKk02Bu2EW3OMa3jCURyc37XuqfT5CHw:1586486443922&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjm9LjH6tzoAhWEKM0KHUyFCVQQ_AUoAXoECCEQAw&biw=1536&bih=754) ---
**Author:** ![Ike\_Witt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ike_witt/32/283_2.png) [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2020, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-find-chimpanzees-creepy/851458/12 "2020-04-10T02:45:30Z")
> [@Ulfreida](#): > > They can tear your arm off, literally. They aren’t creepy, just dangerous. Yup. ETA: If you are a guy, your arm if you’re lucky. I understand the scrotum is a favourite target of chimps. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2020, 6:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-find-chimpanzees-creepy/851458/13 "2020-04-10T06:20:39Z")
I heard they like to eat faces off as well. ---
**Author:** ![China\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/779978/32.png) [@China\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/China_Guy)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2020, 6:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-find-chimpanzees-creepy/851458/14 "2020-04-10T06:25:35Z")
This documentary is great although a bit disturbing: [killer chimpanzee documentary - Bing video](https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=killer+chimpanzee+documentary&docid=608009799289800252&mid=2B050A023E4481FD61232B050A023E4481FD6123&view=detail&FORM=VIRE) ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2020, 6:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-find-chimpanzees-creepy/851458/15 "2020-04-10T06:28:07Z")
Look creepy? No. Are creepy? Yes. ---
**Author:** ![Icarus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/icarus/32/72_2.png) [@Icarus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Icarus)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2020, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-find-chimpanzees-creepy/851458/16 "2020-04-10T15:44:12Z")
> [@jtur88](#): > > only if they tuck my tag in. the horror! ---
**Author:** ![Kamino\_Neko](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kamino_neko/32/34_2.png) [@Kamino\_Neko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kamino_Neko)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2020, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-find-chimpanzees-creepy/851458/17 "2020-04-10T16:23:31Z")
> [@Chefguy](#): > > Chimps are far more aggressive than the great apes Chimps ARE great apes. So are humans. All apes except gibbons are great apes. And I agree with Ulfreda. They’re dangerous, but not creepy. ---
**Author:** ![Ashtura](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ashtura/32/2963_2.png) [@Ashtura](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ashtura)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2020, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-find-chimpanzees-creepy/851458/18 "2020-04-10T17:59:31Z")
> [@forArbitraryN](#): > > I think Gorillas have a strong, respectable look. They’re cool. Chimps, on the other hand, look like murderous schemers. No, but the hell if I’d hang out with one. Only takes a couple stories of someone getting their face ripped off and I’m out. ---
**Author:** ![AHunter3](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ahunter3/32/368_2.png) [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2020, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-find-chimpanzees-creepy/851458/19 "2020-04-10T18:02:20Z")
What I find creepy are the zillions of movies and internet memes where they’re dressed up like babies or little children or trained to behave in cutesey clownlike ways. I _don’t_ find them cute. ---
**Author:** ![Sunspace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunspace/32/1250_2.png) [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2020, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-find-chimpanzees-creepy/851458/20 "2020-04-10T18:11:32Z")
> [@AHunter3](#): > > What I find creepy are the zillions of movies and internet memes where they’re dressed up like babies or little children or trained to behave in cutesey clownlike ways. This, a thousand times this. I don’t mind a chimp just being a chimp, as any other creature would be itself (although I would never go near one). It’s when people go full-bore Uncanny Valley on them, fawning over them and imagining that they hare human infants or children, that I get seriously squicked out. They are replacing the reality of the chimp with a fantasy in their minds, and it will lead to trouble. We can sort of get away with this with dogs, and to a lesser extent cats, because dogs and cats have lived with us for thousands of years, and we’ve adapted to each other, but even then people get bitten and scratched every day. But chimps? No way. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-find-chimpanzees-creepy/851458.md?page=2)