No one knows. It's an ancient taboo set forth in the Sacred Scrolls.
8 seconds sound clip from the Planet of the Apes (1968) movie soundboard.
You can hear this line at 01:28:40 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.
Quote context
[...]
- That's where we'll find the diggings.
- You can't ride along the shore at high tide and we had no boats on our last expedition.
- You never told me, why do you call this a Forbidden Zone?
- No one knows. It's an ancient taboo set forth in the Sacred Scrolls.
- The Lawgiver pronounced this whole area deadly.
- Why did you do that, scrape off your hair?
- In my world, when I left it, only kids your age wore beards.
[...]
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Actors:Charlton Heston (George Taylor), Maurice Evans (Dr. Zaius), Roddy McDowall (Cornelius), Kim Hunter (Zira)
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