When did you first become interested in what apes and monkeys are like?

Question: When did you first become interested in what apes and monkeys are like?
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Asked by to Lewis on 13 Mar 2014. This question was also asked by .
- Lewis Dean answered on 13 Mar 2014:
  
  I really got interested in them when I was a student. I became really interested in how humans have evolved and what makes us different (and the same) as other animals. As apes and monkeys are our closest living relatives, it is sensible to start looking for the differences in them.

Question: When did you first become interested in what apes and monkeys are like?