Ape man
Ape man stands for:
- a being that unites or should unite typical human characteristics and those of other apes
- the literal translation of the former genus Pithecanthropus , the fossils of which are now included in the species Homo erectus ; see Java man
- a slang description for early relatives of anatomically modern humans, see Australopithecina
- upright, hairy cryptids ; special:
- Yeti , legendary human-like creature in the Himalayan region
- Yeren , fabulous ape man, especially the mountain forests of Hubei Province
- Bigfoot , humanoid cryptid from North American folklore
- Orang Pendek , cryptid primate that is said to live on Sumatra
- the literal translation of the name of several characters from the Marvel universe ( Apeman ) into German
- an occasional term for the fictional character Tarzan , especially in the film title Tarzan, the ape man