The sooner he is exterminated the better. He eats up his food supplies in the forest then migrates to our green belt and ravages our crops. Zaius”, wants 'Taylor' out of the way, stating: “That we can learn anything about the simian nature from a study of man is sheer nonsense. “Zira” is an animal psychologist who studies the cerebral actions of humans, and her fiancé “Cornelius” is an archeologist who has discovered traces of a culture older than recorded time and has a theory that apes evolved from a lower order of primate, possibly humans. Because 'Taylor' was found wearing unusual clothing, two chimpanzees take an interest in him, “Dr.
'Taylor' has landed in a world where the evolutionary pecking order has been reversed, with apes at the top and humans at the very bottom.
