The world's largest primates stood 10 feet tall and may have coexisted with humans before going extinct!
They’re called Gigantopithecus, and they are an extinct genus of ape that stood around three meters, or ten feet tall! Gigantopithecus was found in China, India, and Vietnam and lived anywhere from nine million years ago to one hundred thousand years ago. Fossils show that these apes were the largest the world has ever seen, yet the most interesting part is that they could have coexisted with humans!We believe that they walked on all fours like gorillas and because of their massive jaw structures we believe that they ate primarily vegetables and bamboo. Its closest living relative is the orangutan, although the Gigantopithecus was five times heavier. Due to wide species dispersal and a changing climate, Gigantopithecus went extinct, but there’s no denying how amazing it would be to see a ten-foot tall primate!
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