The latest reincarnation of King Kong, Kong: Skull Island, hit theaters on Friday with a familiar storyline: A gigantic ape wreaks havoc, humans try to take the monster down, and when they succeed, ...

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

The largest ape on record stood almost 10 feet tall (3 meters) and weighed nearly twice as much as a gorilla. Why and when the legendary colossus — which has captivated the popular imagination as “the ...

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 ...

Gigantopithecus was the largest primate to ever exist, towering over modern gorillas and sharing the world with early humans. Living in the dense forests of ancient Asia, this massive ape survived on ...

Think Bigfoot is just a legend? Think again ... maybe. Bigfoot, also called Sasquatch, is a mythical human-like, hairy creature whose unproven existence has inspired reports of sightings for years.

A giant ape that lived thousands of years ago and has been likened to "King Kong," may have become extinct due to its inability to adapt, according to a new study. Relatively little is known about the ...

At 10 feet tall and up to 1,200 pounds, the aptly-named Gigantopithecus blacki were the largest apes the world has ever seen. These beasts went extinct some 100,000 years ago, and surprisingly, they ...

The massive, extinct primate was twice as tall as an adult human. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. The mythical and elusive ...

The demise of the giant ape <em>Gigantopithecus</em> has been the focus of recent study, where researchers have reached the conclusion that the presumably largest ...