The term 'Small Ape' can refer to three different species of primates: GIBBON (6 letters), LAR (3 letters), and CHIMPANZEE (10 letters). Gibbons are small, arboreal apes found in tropical and subtropical rainforests in Southeast Asia. Lars are a genus of New World monkeys found in Central and South America. Chimpanzees are the closest living relatives to humans and are found in the forests and savannahs of West and Central Africa.