Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The largest primate ever to walk the Earth went extinct because it could not adapt to its changing environment, with the mighty ...

Gigantopithecus blacki was a giant ape in southern China that may have reached about 3 meters tall and 200–300 kg. New ...

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." ...

WASHINGTON — Scientists suspect climate change is the culprit behind extinction of the largest species of great apes to ever walk the planet. The specios Gigantopithecus blacki, which lived for about ...

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 ...

The largest primate in our family tree went extinct hundreds of thousands of years ago, and its existence has been known to humankind for less than a century. Now, a team of researchers has reviewed ...

WASHINGTONWASHINGTON — An ancient species of great ape was likely driven to extinction hundreds of thousands of years ago when climate change put their favorite fruits out of reach during dry seasons, ...

NEW YORK — 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, ...

A new study suggests an ancient species of great ape was likely driven to extinction by environmental changes. WASHINGTON — An ancient species of great ape was likely driven to extinction when climate ...