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{{quote|One day you'll wish that you had not said that. Ape!|[[Uglúk]]<ref name="UH"/>}} | {{quote|One day you'll wish that you had not said that. Ape!|[[Uglúk]]<ref name="UH"/>}} | ||
'''Apes''' were animals living far South of [[Middle-earth]]. | '''Apes''' were animals living [[Far Harad|far South]] of [[Middle-earth]]. | ||
Said to live in the dark forests of the South,<ref>{{HM|TT}}, "[[Helm's Deep (chapter)|Helm's Deep]]"</ref> they seem to have only been known in stories in the North. Probably due to their lesser intelligence, the word "ape", along with "maggot" and ''[[snaga]]'', became an insult used by [[Orcs]].<ref name="UH">{{HM|TT}}, "[[The Uruk-hai]]"</ref> | Said to live in the dark forests of the South,<ref>{{HM|TT}}, "[[Helm's Deep (chapter)|Helm's Deep]]"</ref> they seem to have only been known in stories in the North. Probably due to their lesser intelligence, the word "ape", along with "maggot" and ''[[snaga]]'', became an insult used by [[Orcs]].<ref name="UH">{{HM|TT}}, "[[The Uruk-hai]]"</ref> | ||
