Which are the smallest,human-like apes?

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(D) Gibbons (family $Hylobatidae$) are known as the 'lesser apes'. They are the smallest and fastest of the apes and are considered human-like due to

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(D) Gibbons (family $Hylobatidae$) are known as the 'lesser apes'. They are the smallest and fastest of the apes and are considered human-like due to their lack of a tail and their upright posture. Unlike the 'great apes' (chimpanzees,gorillas,orangutans),gibbons are significantly smaller in size.

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