In late December 2023, a photograph went viral on social media, allegedly depicting Gigantopithecus, "an extinct genus of ape that existed from two million years to as recently as 100,000 years ago." ...

Gigantopithecus is the greatest great-ape that ever was. Probably twice the size of a modern gorilla, Gigantopithecus is the greatest great-ape that ever was. And for us fellow primates, there are ...

Ancient protein recovered from fossils of a mysterious extinct giant ape that lived in southeast Asia millions of years ago shows that it is most closely related to the modern day orangutan. This ...

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Chinese, Australian and US researchers have revealed more about the extinction of the Gigantopithecus blacki great ape in their latest joint study, which was published in Nature on Thursday. The study ...

WASHINGTON — Scientists suspect climate change is the culprit behind extinction of the largest species of great apes to ever walk the planet. The specios Gigantopithecus blacki, which lived for about ...

Humans have long been captivated by gigantic creatures at the center of myths and legends. That phenomena surfaced on social media recently, when a photograph circulated allegedly depicting ...