When God created all the animals, He certainly had a good imagination.  And how did He come up with all differences for them.  Adam must have had quite a time when he set out to name each one.  What exactly made an elephant, an elephant and what made a crow, a crow?  What criteria applied to each creature?  How did Adam determine what characteristics defined a bear or a sea horse?

Was there any wrong answers or did God the creator just let Adam choose at will; the name of each creature?  Which ones were the most alike and which ones were quite unique? The Apes have always been a puzzles to me.  In the movie, “King Kong” they were portrayed as violent and aggressive.  Yet, in other documentaries they were shown to be quite gentle.  They are big and furry, but are they soft and fuzzy?

Did you ever know someone who was all gruff and bristly most of the time, but in certain circumstances they became generous and gentle.  How about the grumpy old man who lives in your neighborhood?  Maybe he has a lighter side too; just like the ape.  An outer gruffness can be a self defense mechanism to protect us from emotional pain.  Often it seems better to keep others at a distance, rather than to let them get too close to us.  When we open up and let them into our personal life, we give them the power to hurt us.

I think apes have the same problem.  They don’t trust humans because they have been mistreated by them.  But, when they find one that they connect with, they can be quite agreeable.  They are wild animals, so don’t think they will ever respond to you like your cat.  Just give them a fair shake and don’t judge them by their reputations alone.