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Gigantopithecus is an extinct genus of ape. It was enormous in size, a real-life Goliath of an ape. It existed until 300,000 years ago, and might’ve weighed up to 1,000 pounds. Just imagine an ape THAT big chasing you in a tropical forest. You'd probably think he was eager to devour you. But those huge species were fruit-eaters. So they wouldn't cause you any harm.

But what if Gigantos lives nowadays? Would they get protection and survive just like pandas do? Or maybe they'd even help us uncover some of the secrets of the past... Homo Sapiens had many descendants that simply vanished with evolution. If Gigantos lived now, we could learn so much about ourselves.

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