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

Estimating how big Gigantopithecus really grew and what limited its size.

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 ...