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The White Apes (or Great White Apes) are a feared race of semi-intelligent, gorilla-like monsters who inhabit the wilds of Barsoom.

Appearance

They are large creatures with an average height of 12 to 15 feet, though some are known to be as small as eight feet. Like the Green Martians, they possess two sets of arms, the lower arms serving either as extra hands or extra feet, but they prefer to walk on two legs. As with almost all other Martian fauna, they are almost completely hairless, save for a shock of white hair on top of their heads.

White Ape - John Carter, Warlord of Mars

Behavior

The White Apes are incredibly violent creatures. It is said that they are one of the primary causes of death among Martian children. But they are sociable among their own, gathering in mating pairs, or even tribes. They are also somewhat intelligent. They are known to use weapons such as clubs, or even wear the skin of animals such as Banths. They also seem to be partially reasonable creatures.

Hovan Du, who possessed half the brain of a white ape, managed to negotiate with a group of these creatures for safe passage, in exchange for Paxton and his companion leaving the gate to Ras Thavas' lab open. Paxton asked Hovan Du why the apes requested this, but Hovan Du only replied that the apes' reasons were their own.

Habitat

The white apes have two primary habitats, the dead cities of Barsoom, and the few remaining fertile areas on the planet particularly the Toonolian Marshes and the Valley Dor.

Notes

The White Apes are one of the few Barsoomian creatures not given a name, odd considering that they are likely the most common creature in the series. In the non-canon anthology New Adventures on Barsoom they are given the name Ilthur.
According to the non-canon story A Friend in Thark, the white apes are the only viviparous animal on Barsoom, that is to say giving birth to live young.
In the Disney film the white apes are blind and nocturnal. The Jeddaks wear the fur of a white ape to signify their position, a custom that Thark, Helium, and Zodanga all seem to recognize.

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-The '''White Apes''' are a feared race of semi-intelligent, gorilla-like monsters who inhabit the wilds of [[Barsoom|Barsoom]], particularly the [[Toonolian Marshes|Toonolian Marshes]] and the [[Valley Dor|Valley Dor]]. Their Barsoomian name has never been mentioned. They are large creatures with an average height of 12 to 14 feet, and like the [[Green Martians|Green Martians]], they possess two sets of arms , the lower arms serving either as extra hands or extra feet. As with almost all other Martian fauna, they are almost completely hairless, save for a shock of white hair on top of their heads.
+The '''White Apes''' (or '''Great White Apes''') are a feared race of semi-intelligent, gorilla-like monsters who inhabit the wilds of [[Barsoom]].
+==Appearance==
+They are large creatures with an average height of 12 to 15 feet, though some are known to be as small as eight feet. Like the [[Green Martian]]s, they possess two sets of arms, the lower arms serving either as extra hands or extra feet, but they prefer to walk on two legs. As with almost all other Martian fauna, they are almost completely hairless, save for a shock of white hair on top of their heads.[[File:White_Ape_-_John_Carter,_Warlord_of_Mars.jpg|thumb|White Ape - John Carter, Warlord of Mars]]
+==Behavior==
+The White Apes are incredibly violent creatures. It is said that they are one of the primary causes of death among Martian children. But they are sociable among their own, gathering in mating pairs, or even tribes. They are also somewhat intelligent. They are known to use weapons such as clubs, or even wear the skin of animals such as [[Banth]]s. They also seem to be partially reasonable creatures.
-In addition to living in the wild, the apes have been known to haunt the abandoned cities, like [[Korus|Korus]], where [[John Carter|John Carter]] and his faithful [[Calot|calot]] [[Woola|Woola]] nearly lost their lives to a pair of apes, and [[Aanthor|Aanthor]], where the apes have run into the Green hordes so often that some of them have taken to wearing crude harnesses made from the skin of [[Banth|banths]]. They seem to have an interest in using human dwellings for shelter; when [[Ulysses S. Paxton|Ulysses S. Paxton]] encountered them outside of [[Ras Thavas|Ras Thavas]]' lab, his friend Hovan Du, who had the brain of a human but the body of a white ape, managed to negotiate with the apes for safe passage, in exchange for Carter and his mates leaving the gate to Thavas' lab open. Paxton asked Hovan Du why the apes requested this, but Hovan Du only replied that the apes' reasons were their own.
+[[Hovan Du]], who possessed half the brain of a white ape, managed to negotiate with a group of these creatures for safe passage, in exchange for [[Paxton]] and his companion leaving the gate to [[Ras Thavas]]' lab open. Paxton asked Hovan Du why the apes requested this, but Hovan Du only replied that the apes' reasons were their own.
+==Habitat==
+The white apes have two primary habitats, the dead cities of Barsoom, and the few remaining fertile areas on the planet particularly the [[Toonolian Marshes]] and the [[Valley Dor]].
+==Notes==
+*The White Apes are one of the few Barsoomian creatures not given a name, odd considering that they are likely the most common creature in the series. In the non-canon anthology [[New Adventures on Barsoom]] they are given the name '''Ilthur'''.
+*According to the non-canon story [[New Tales of the Red Planet|A Friend in Thark]], the white apes are the only viviparous animal on Barsoom, that is to say giving birth to live young.
+*In the Disney film the white apes are blind and nocturnal. The [[Jeddak]]s wear the fur of a white ape to signify their position, a custom that [[Thark]], [[Helium]], and [[Zodanga]] all seem to recognize.
 [[Category:Fauna]]
+[[Category:Predators]]
+[[Category:Barsoom Wildlife]]