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Why The World's Biggest Ape Went Extinct

We human beings belong to a very exclusive group of animals. There are only four types of "great apes" in existence today, those being humans, chimpanzees, orangutans, and gorillas. As the name "great ...
Ledger-Enquirer

9-foot-tall ‘giant ape’ mysteriously vanished. Their caves may explain why, study says

This illustration provided by researchers depicts Gigantopithecus blacki in a forest in the Guangxi region of southern China. Garcia/Joannes-Boyau AP Standing at 9 feet tall and weighing up to 660 ...
Charlotte Observer

9-foot-tall ‘giant ape’ mysteriously vanished. Their caves may explain why, study says

Standing at 9 feet tall and weighing up to 660 pounds, Gigantopithecus blacki was the largest primate to walk the Earth. The giant ape — an herbivore with a fondness for fruit — appeared in modern-day ...