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." ...

Towering over today’s gorillas, Gigantopithecus was a colossal primate that once roamed the forests of Asia. At over 10 feet tall, this gentle giant remains one of prehistory’s most mysterious ...

The largest ape that ever walked Earth disappeared long ago. In fact, the only traces we have today of Gigantopithecus were left to gather dust in karst caves after porcupines had scavenged and chewed ...

Known as Gigantopithecus blacki, researchers discovered that the giant primate lived in southeastern China approximately 1.9 million years ago. They also found that the animal was related to the ...

Researchers from the Institute of Evolutionary Biology (IBE) and the Globe Institute at the University of Copenhagen have retrieved the oldest molecular evidence on the evolution of hominids ...

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 ...

Gigantopithecus has invaded Ark: Survival Evolved. And no, it's not Sasquatch or Bigfoot as he's known in other regions. It's the actual ape which lived a gazillion years ago or something. Think more ...

A giant ape that lived thousands of years ago and has been likened to "King Kong," may have become extinct due to its inability to adapt, according to a new study. Relatively little is known about the ...

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 ...