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." ...

The legend of Bigfoot lives on – but its ‘family’ did not (Picture: Getty) Climate change killed off a race of giant 10 foot tall apes living in China around 250,000 years ago, according to a new ...

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Fossil teeth reveal Gigantopithecus was doomed by a changing environment and an inflexible diet. By Jack Tamisiea Standing nearly as tall as a basketball hoop and weighing as much as a grizzly bear, ...

A giant ape known as Gigantopithecus blacki survived for two million years in the dense forests of China, munching on fruits and leaves. A group of Gigantopithecus blacki, the largest primate to ever ...

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 ...

The largest primate ever to walk the Earth went extinct because it could not adapt to its changing environment, with the mighty beast reduced to living off bark and twigs before dying off, scientists ...

Gigantopithecus blacki went extinct at least 215,000 years ago after climate change caused its forest home to vanish. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.

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 ...

The largest ape on record stood almost 10 feet tall (3 meters) and weighed nearly twice as much as a gorilla. Why and when the legendary colossus — which has captivated the popular imagination as “the ...