# Apelike creature
The apelike creature is a monster class in NetHack, represented by the Y glyph (Y). The class is composed of the following monsters:

Y&nbsp;monkey
Y&nbsp;ape
Y&nbsp;owlbear
Y&nbsp;yeti
Y&nbsp;carnivorous ape
Y&nbsp;sasquatch
Common traits
All apelike creatures are defined by the S_YETI macro in monst.c. Apelike creatures favor clawing and biting in combat. The monkey has a theft attack, while the owlbear, carnivorous ape and sasquatch have a grabbing attack. As pets, these monster regard bananas as treats.
All apelike monsters leave corpses which are safe to eat, subject to freshness. Furthermore, yeti corpses may grant resistance to cold.