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
Piaggio Ape Calessino was made available: this had retro styling and came in an autorickshaw body. Coming in two varieties, standard white and anniversary blue, the bodywork was close to the Ape of the 1950s and 1960s and was designed to evoke memories of the era of dramatic economic growth in Italy known as Miracolo Economico. A design modified for racing for the Piaggio Ape has been built. The "Piaggio Ape RR" (mostly known as the "Ape RR") is hand-made and features some changes that allows it to drift properly. It has been used in special racing competitions, like the Ape RR