naked ape

From naked + ape, reportedly coined by Desmond Morris in his book The Naked Ape (1967).

• "What, after all, can a poor naked ape do?"
• "Humans are unique among the monkeys and apes in lacking a dense layer of hair covering their bodies."
• "Anheuser-Busch ads have played up the similarities between ape and naked ape—with the lower primates usually looking better."

• featherless biped