Mungwortt was the son of the lecherous male gorilla Digby and the female chimp Nila. He bore a strong resemblance to his half-brothers Marcus and Simka. As a half-breed and an alcoholic he was an outcast, reduced to the role of a garbage-ape of Ape City, and as such, wore the dark purple woven garments of the civil service. Despite his status and her social aspirations, he was conducting a secret affair with Liet, the wife of Dr. Galen. He witnessed the human Landon speaking with Dr. Milo at Galen's laboratory. When he was caught in Liet's bedroom by Galen he was arrested as an intruder, and though Liet tried to persuade Galen to drop the charges she seemed less attached to Mungwortt than he was to her. He revealed his story about Landon to the authorities, hoping to bargain for his freedo