They were a peaceful ribe, setting traps, fishing, hunting.And there was a custom among them.Every July, when the heat and the humidity on the island became unbearable, they would send their wives and children away for the summer, up the river to the cooler highlands, or, if they could afford it, to the seashore.All he""s got is that stupid gun he carries around like John Wayne." Michael vents his anger and steadfastly refuses to loan Stan his extra pair, while holding up a rifle bullet and exclaiming:Stanley, see this? This is this.Without any warning, they invade and burn the huts and the church to the ground.Samuel protests the destruction: "What""s the meaning of this outrage? How dare you?" He is dealt a blow to the head from a rifle butt.The apes scampered over rooftops, crashed through offices, saved a captured ape from an Animal Control van, and hurled manhole covers and parking meter poles at approaching police cars.