A group of Gigantopithecus blacki, the largest primate to ever live, depicted within a forest in southern China. As the lush forests gave way to open grasslands, this giant ape was driven to the ...

Claim: An online photograph shows a man standing next to a genuine Gigantopithecus, the largest ape known to ever live. Rating: ...

Earth’s largest ape went extinct 100,000 years earlier than once thought Gigantopithecus blacki couldn’t adapt to the shift from forest to savanna-like habitats ...

Gigantopithecus blacki, which stood 10 feet tall and weighed up to 660 pounds, thrived in the forests of Asia until a little more than 200,000 years ago.