# Pithecanthropus — Tarzan the Terrible character guide

> Pithecanthropus in Tarzan the Terrible by Edgar Rice Burroughs.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0000-i-the-pithecanthropus

## Who they are

An ape-man creature encountered by Tarzan.

## In the story

### [The Pithecanthropus](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tarzan_the_terrible_se/chapters/i-the-pithecanthropus)

A tailed, humanoid creature with prehensile toes and thumbs. He is grateful to Tarzan for saving him and tends to Tarzan's wound. He attempts to teach Tarzan his language.

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