Shown here is an artist's impression of a group of G. blacki within a forest in southern China.
Mandatory Credit: Garcia/Joannes-Boyau/Southern Cross University
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A King Kong-like ape once roamed southern China. Scientists say they now know why and when it disappeared
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 real King Kong” — disappeared is one of the biggest mysteries in paleontology.
