The movie “King Kong” portrays
a gigantic ape living on a mysterious island!
But would you believe it if I told you
that a giant primate like King Kong
once lived among our distant relatives?
This episode is about Gigantopithecus,
the largest primate to ever walk the Earth.
Now, shall we meet the King Kong of Earth's history?
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- Lee, Sang-Hee, et al, patterns of sexual dimorphism in gigantopithecus blacki dentition(2011)
- Pei, Wen-Chung, Giant ape's jaw bone discovered in China(1957)
- Zhang, Yinyun, Variability and evolutionary trends in tooth size of Gigantopithecus blacki(1982)
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