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 ...

Researchers are looking for answers behind the mystery of Gigantopithecus blacki, the largest known primate that ever lived.

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, ...

Gigantopithecus blacki reached nearly 10 feet in height and weighed several hundred kilograms. Known mainly from jaws and ...

Estimating how big Gigantopithecus really grew and what limited its size. Why Venezuela’s oil may be far more trouble than it ...

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 ...

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." ...

Standing nearly ten feet tall and weighing up to 660 pounds, the largest great apes to ever live—called Gigantopithecus blacki—roamed modern-day China for nearly two million years. But despite their ...

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." ...