The largest ape that ever roamed the planet that we know of so far, Gigantopithecus Blacki, an enigmatic species that came to a brutal demise after the climate changed its habitat and they were no ...

(CNN) --From a remote region in the heart of Africa to a genetics lab at the Omaha Zoo, scientists are trying to find out if they have a new big ape on their hands. "It doesn't look much like a ...

Meldrum cited an 800-pound giant ape species, dubbed 'Gigantopithecis,' which once roamed eastern Asia. A limited fossil record was key in confirming its existence, drawing a parallel to the ...