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." ...

(CNN) — 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 ...

NEW YORK — 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, ...

The largest primate in our family tree went extinct hundreds of thousands of years ago, and its existence has been known to humankind for less than a century. Now, a team of researchers has reviewed ...

Gigantopithecus was the largest ape to ever walk the Earth. Standing taller and heavier than any human, it dominated ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Humans have long been captivated by gigantic creatures at the center of myths and legends. That phenomena surfaced on social media ...