Ape years ago (Mya) the clades diverged into newer clades. The lesser apes are the gibbon family, Hylobatidae, of sixteen species; all are native to Asia. Their major differentiating characteristic is their long arms, which they use to brachiate through trees. Their wrists are ball and socket joints as an evolutionary adaptation to their arboreal lifestyle. Generally smaller than the African apes, the largest gibbon, the siamang, weighs up to ; in comparison, the smallest "great ape", the bonobo, is . Formerly, all the great apes except humans were classified as the family Pongidae, which conveniently provided for separating the human
The Hairy Ape said of Brad Milne "His Yank is raw and hard to forget." 2006: "The Hairy Ape" was staged to positive reviews by the Irish Repertory Theatre in New York City. The "Irish Voice" declared, "O'Neill's spirit still resonates. [This] new production of "The Hairy Ape" reminds us why O'Neill is considered the first Irish-American playwright." 2009: Director Sean Graney of the Hypocrites Theatre Company staged a production of "The Hairy Ape" at the Goodman Theatre in Chicago. BBC Radio 3 broadcast a radio adaptation of "The Hairy Ape" directed by Toby Swift later that year. 2012: The first major London