Anthropoid ape

Theanthropoid ape was anape-like creature that was encountered in captivity onTalos IV byChristopher Pike in2254.

In self-defense,one of theTalosians made himself look like the anthropoid ape to Pike, but this disguise was not successful. (TOS: "The Cage")

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The anthropoid ape was, like thehumanoid bird, played byJanos Prohaska.

The costume was a creation by master sculptorWah Chang and was a reuse from the TV seriesThe Outer Limits, for which both Prohaska and Chang also worked. (Star Trek: The Magazine Volume 3, Issue 9, p. 71) Originally, it was used for the Calco creature in the episode "Fun and Games".

In the scripts for "The Cage", the creature was described as "a flat anthropoid-spider thing" with "ugly fangs". At some point during production, the spider became anape, and the creature was so described in final credits as an "anthropoid ape". Thecall sheets are also listing him as "Anthropoid Spider".