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

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, scientists ...

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." ...

This illustration provided by researchers depicts Gigantopithecus blacki in a forest in the Guangxi region of southern China. Garcia/Joannes-Boyau AP Standing at 9 feet tall and weighing up to 660 ...

Gigantopithecus blacki was the largest ape ever to live, yet its immense size became a disadvantage as climates shifted.

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 ...

The legendary Bigfoot has long been thought of as the “missing link” between apes and humans. In a stunning discovery, scientists have unearthed new evidence of the so-called “original Bigfoot,” a ...

Gigantopithecus blacki reached nearly 10 feet in height and weighed several hundred kilograms. Known mainly from jaws and teeth, this giant ape lived alongside early humans before disappearing as ...

Gigantopithecus blacki, known as the largest ape, abruptly vanished from Earth between 290,000 and 210,000 years ago. The reason for the sudden extinction of this giant ape, which boasted a height of ...