But around 100,000 years ago, at the beginning of the last of the Pleistocene ice ages, it went extinct—because in the changed climate its size had become a fatal handicap, a new study suggests.

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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 ...

A molar tooth of the giant ape Gigantopithecus blacki found in the Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region. [Photo/Xinhua] An international team of scientists from China, Australia and the United States has ...

An international team of researchers is looking for answers behind the mystery of Gigantopithecus blacki, a giant prehistoric primate that once lived in what is now southern China. The species is ...