"The higher the Ape goes, the more he shewes his taile. [The higher the ape goes, the more he shows his tail.]"

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Though the man-apes often fought and wrestled one another, their disputes very seldom resulted in serious injuries. Having no claws or fighting canine teeth, and being well protected by hair, they could not inflict much harm on one another. In any event, they had little surplus energy for such unproductive behavior; snarling and threatening was a much more efficient way of asserting their points of view.

— Arthur C. Clarke