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In the ''[[Donkey Kong Country (television series)|Donkey Kong Country]]'' cartoon, they are never referred to as "Kongs" outside of their individual names. Instead, generic names of various real-life types of primates, such as "monkeys," "chimps," and "gorillas" are used fairly interchangeably to describe them. However, the term "baboon" seems to be reserved as an insult, potentially due to it sounding similar to the word "buffoon," and is even used against non-Kongs, such as [[Cranky Kong]] using it for [[Krusha (character)|Krusha]] in [[From Zero to Hero]]. | In the ''[[Donkey Kong Country (television series)|Donkey Kong Country]]'' cartoon, they are never referred to as "Kongs" outside of their individual names. Instead, generic names of various real-life types of primates, such as "monkeys," "chimps," and "gorillas" are used fairly interchangeably to describe them. However, the term "baboon" seems to be reserved as an insult, potentially due to it sounding similar to the word "buffoon," and is even used against non-Kongs, such as [[Cranky Kong]] using it for [[Krusha (character)|Krusha]] in [[From Zero to Hero]]. | ||
The word '''Kong''' is a Japanese slang for "gorilla".<ref>De Maria, Rusel, and Wilson, Johnny L. (2004). ''High Score!: The Illustrated History of Electronic Games''. 2nd ed. New York: McGraw-Hill/Osborne.</ref> | |||
==Kong Family== | ==Kong Family== | ||
[[File:DK Emblem.png|thumb|left|80px|Donkey Kong's emblem]] | [[File:DK Emblem.png|thumb|left|80px|Donkey Kong's emblem]] | ||
