Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. 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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. This illustration provided by researchers depicts Gigantopithecus blacki in a forest in the Guangxi region of southern China. The ...

(CNN) — 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 ...