# What kind of ape was Tarzan raised by? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cecil's Columns/Staff Reports\ **Created:** [April 4, 2009, 1:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-ape-was-tarzan-raised-by/491967 "2009-04-04T13:32:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Exapno\_Mapcase](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/exapno_mapcase/32/1051_2.png) [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2009, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-ape-was-tarzan-raised-by/491967/61 "2009-04-15T15:38:03Z")
> [@LurkMeister](#): > > Okay, as a lapsed jigsaw fanatic (having cats with no way to shut them out of the dining room, which has the only table suitable for working jigsaw puzzles, will do that) and Ellery Queen fan I this piqued my interest. Please tell me that this is something so rare and virtually unattainable so I won’t be tempted to waste time and money trying to find it. Eight bucks on [eBay](http://cgi.ebay.com/JANUS-MYSTERY-JIGSAW-PUZZLE-ELLERY-QUEEN-500-PC-1973_W0QQitemZ380113634667QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item380113634667&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A570%7C66%3A2%7C65%3A12%7C39%3A1%7C240%3A1318%7C301%3A1%7C293%3A1%7C294%3A50). ---
**Author:** ![Exapno\_Mapcase](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/exapno_mapcase/32/1051_2.png) [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2009, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-ape-was-tarzan-raised-by/491967/62 "2009-04-15T15:39:28Z")
> [@C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](#): > > Pedantry, pure pedantry, **Exapno** 😉 This is inerrant pedantry up with which I will most certainly put. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![LurkMeister](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/3da27b/32.png) [@LurkMeister](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LurkMeister)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2009, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-ape-was-tarzan-raised-by/491967/63 "2009-04-15T16:06:36Z")
> [@Exapno\_Mapcase](#): > > Eight bucks on [eBay](http://cgi.ebay.com/JANUS-MYSTERY-JIGSAW-PUZZLE-ELLERY-QUEEN-500-PC-1973_W0QQitemZ380113634667QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item380113634667&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A570%7C66%3A2%7C65%3A12%7C39%3A1%7C240%3A1318%7C301%3A1%7C293%3A1%7C294%3A50). Damn, even with shipping that’s within my “I’d be willing to spend that much for it” range. Unlike [The Lord Peter Wimsey Companion](http://www.sayers.org.uk/press/lpwc.html), which I have been lusting after for nearly a year but at $300 minimum is out of my league. ---
**Author:** ![BMalion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e274bd/32.png) [@BMalion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BMalion)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2009, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-ape-was-tarzan-raised-by/491967/64 "2009-04-15T16:14:04Z")
So what kind of ape was it again? ---
**Author:** ![Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2009, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-ape-was-tarzan-raised-by/491967/65 "2009-04-15T16:31:13Z")
> [@BMalion](#): > > So what kind of ape was it again? An imaginary one. ---
**Author:** ![John\_W.Kennedy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_w.kennedy/32/1031_2.png) [@John\_W.Kennedy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_W.Kennedy)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2009, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-ape-was-tarzan-raised-by/491967/66 "2009-04-15T17:19:37Z")
> [@LurkMeister](#): > > Damn, even with shipping that’s within my “I’d be willing to spend that much for it” range. Unlike [The Lord Peter Wimsey Companion](http://www.sayers.org.uk/press/lpwc.html), which I have been lusting after for nearly a year but at $300 minimum is out of my league. A new Lord Peter Wimsey Companion is in the works, possibly only in electronic form. It will be a lot cheaper, even in book form. ---
**Author:** ![LurkMeister](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/3da27b/32.png) [@LurkMeister](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LurkMeister)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2009, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-ape-was-tarzan-raised-by/491967/67 "2009-04-15T21:23:06Z")
Yes, I noticed a mention of that on the home page of the site I linked to, which I monitor occasionally to see if it’s out yet. ---
**Author:** ![John\_W.Kennedy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_w.kennedy/32/1031_2.png) [@John\_W.Kennedy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_W.Kennedy)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2009, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-ape-was-tarzan-raised-by/491967/68 "2009-04-16T16:16:35Z")
> [@LurkMeister](#): > > Yes, I noticed a mention of that on the home page of the site I linked to, which I monitor occasionally to see if it’s out yet. You sound like someone who should join LordPeter on Yahoo! Groups. ---
**Author:** ![C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b2d939/32.png) [@C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/C_K_Dexter_Haven)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2009, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-ape-was-tarzan-raised-by/491967/69 "2009-04-16T20:03:52Z")
> [@John\_W.Kennedy](#): > > You sound like someone who should join LordPeter on Yahoo! Groups. Oh, damn… I think this is something else that I should pretend doesn’t exist. ---
**Author:** ![LurkMeister](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/3da27b/32.png) [@LurkMeister](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LurkMeister)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2009, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-ape-was-tarzan-raised-by/491967/70 "2009-04-17T02:34:35Z")
Me, too…I’ve been trying to _cut down_ on the amount of time I spend online, not find new things to do online. ---
**Author:** ![MarcusF](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/67e7ee/32.png) [@MarcusF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MarcusF)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2009, 10:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-ape-was-tarzan-raised-by/491967/71 "2009-04-17T10:08:18Z")
Me too! And thanks for the original responses about Wimsey and Holmes to **Expano Mapcase** and **John W. Kennedy**. ---
**Author:** ![John\_W.Kennedy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_w.kennedy/32/1031_2.png) [@John\_W.Kennedy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_W.Kennedy)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2009, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-ape-was-tarzan-raised-by/491967/72 "2009-04-17T17:57:42Z")
> [@Exapno\_Mapcase](#): > > It’s not included in Lord Peter: The Complete Lord Peter Wimsey Stories. Neither is _Talboys_, in the first printing. On the other hand, all printings of the first edition include _Greedy Night_. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-ape-was-tarzan-raised-by/491967.md?page=3)