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." ...

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 ...

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 ...

The largest known primate went extinct between 295,000 and 215,000 years ago, probably driven by its inability to adapt its food preferences amid a changing climate. A relative of today’s orangutans, ...