How can space chimps be monkeys?

Someone REALLY needs to explain to the writers and director of this idiotic movie that chimpanzees are APES, not monkees.

This is not a small distinction. Chimps are much more intelligent, which is why Nasa used one for the US space program. Hal's descendant could not possibly be a circus monkey.

But hey, what do kids know, right?

It's so absurd, I'm almost speechless.