Missing Link Discovered

Scientists have discovered the missing link between humans and ape-like creatures.  Little is known about the creatures because they tended to live in close knit communities isolated from the rest of the world and were fearful of education.  They appear to have resided mostly in the Southern United States, had white skin, and low intelligence quotients.  They've been given the Scientific Name "Camellia sinensis partie apaus" but have already been dubbed by the Common Name "Republicans."