Kong (SciiFii)

The kong (Megaprimatus kong), also known as the king kong, the titan, and the titanic ape, is a species of massive Palaeoloxodon namadicus-sized indricothere-like non-human ape that originally did not exist, but has since been created by SciiFii and introduced throughout the open woodlands and grasslands of Sri Lanka and the southern part of mainland India to help boost biodiversity. The closest relatives of the kong includes the orangutans and the famous Gigantopithecus. The kong was a very difficult species to create due to the fact that a similarly-sized animal could not retain an ape-like posture or body build, so SciiFii gave the species a thick elephantine body that is similar to indricotheres like Paraceratherium, leading to unique characteristics among mammals such as thickened knuckle-walking feet instead of usual grasping hands of other apes. Due to its massive size and weight, the kong is the largest primate that has ever existed and is one of the largest land mammals. The kong does not feed by using its front limbs, since they are needed to support the animal's massive weight, so it instead only needs its prehensile muzzle to grip the vegetation. The kong is a pure herbivore that primarily feeds on fruits, leaves, flowers, and vines. The kong is a social animal that prefers to live in small family groups, although some are solitary animals, but those are likely a result of individuals who never got to socialize at a young age and kept alone in confinement, unfortunately, being solitary causes negative health problems in kongs. Kongs can live to be about 70 years on average, although there are reports of kongs living to be 80 or more years. The conservation status of the kong is Endangered due to some habitat loss and historic poaching, however, thanks to the conservationists, the kong is a protected species and is making a comeback.
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