A BBC news feature explores a twentieth-century "scientific embarrassment." The Piltdown Man fossils, originally thought to present a link between apes and humans, were revealed to be forgeries forty years after being discovered. Find...

This lesson plan explores the primates in the African savannas that were the first animals to walk erect (bipedalism), which is a milestone in human evolution.

Graphic image of the ape-man ancestor of humans, Australopithecus.

The entire, original Jungle Tales of Tarzan, formatted for online reading.

One page general information of A. robustus and A. boisei that accompanies the BBC series "Ape-Man". Includes a photo, a data table summary, and a shockwave video outlining anatomical details. Archived.

This article is about an exhibit at the Historical Society of Oak Park and River Forest highlighting Edgar Rice Burroughs. A brief biography is included.

This site takes a look at the unique characteristics and history of the orangutan. Special focus is given to the causes of endangerment, as well as conservation efforts currently underway. Relevant learning activities can also be found...

There seems to be some confusion around the various legends of the Yeti. Usually the "sightings" refer to a large ape-man that wanders in the snowy heights of the Himalaya Mountains. Fact or fiction? This site offers some thoughts.

This resource provides extensive information about the orangutan, including photos, an audio clip and a video. [0:32]

Read about the winner of the 1936 Nobel Prize in Literature, Eugene Gladstone O'Neill, who was honored "for the power, honesty and deep-felt emotions of his dramatic works, which embody an original concept of tragedy." This website is...

This resource provides information about the Sumatran orangutan.

Talk Origins gives a broad description of the types of Hominid species, and then gives a description of each species. Includes the specific characteristics of each, and explains the differences between the species.