largest ape that ever lived
By Daderot, derivative work Jan KamenÃ­Äek via Wikimedia Commons. From the Yeti to Hollywoodâs King Kong, myths and stories have always surrounded gigantic apes. Gigantopithecus blacki, the largest ape that ever lived, stood 3m tall and weighed over 500kg. Its enormous bulk and brute strength kept Gigantopithecus safe from the predators it lived alongside â including tigers, leopards and black bears.
Tuesday, November 08, 2005. Largest primate that ever lived lived alongside humans. A gigantic ape, measuring about 10 feet tall and weighing up to 1,200 pounds, co-existed alongside humans, a geochronologist at McMaster University has discovered.