Gigantopithecus Blacki: Earth’s Largest Ape Went Extinct 100,000 Years Earlier
The colossal Gigantopithecus blacki, often referred as the “real King Kong,” once roamed the lush forests of southern China, standing nearly 10 feet tall and weighing as much as a grizzly bear. Discovered over a century ago by German-Dutch paleontologist G.H.R. von Koenigswald, the Gigantopithecus has the imaginations of scientists.
