Republican congressman Denver Riggleman was once a defense contractor for America’s National Security Agency. But in 2004, he paid more than $5,000 to join an amateur expedition searching for Bigfoot. Not because he believed in the mythical ape-like creature said to live in the woods, according to the Washington Post, but “to indulge a lifelong fascination: Why do people — what…
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New species of prehistoric fossil ape unearthed
Palaeontologists have discovered what is thought to be the earliest known ancestor of the modern-day gibbon. Unearthed in northern India, the fossil -… Source: https://www.unexplained-mysteries.com/news/339418/new-species-of-prehistoric-fossil-ape-unearthed…
Woman ‘chased by Bigfoot’ in New York park
A local news station has reported on one woman’s disturbing encounter with a mysterious ape creature. Most sightings of the legendary cryptid, which r… Source: https://www.unexplained-mysteries.com/news/338424/woman-chased-by-bigfoot-in-new-york-park…
Orangutans and other great apes under threat from covid-19 pandemic
Many great ape species are already in a precarious situation because of their dwindling numbers. Now they may also be at risk from the coronavirus pandemic Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2239524-orangutans-and-other-great-apes-under-threat-from-covid-19-pandemic/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
Great ape brains have a feature that we thought was unique to humans
Our ape cousins have asymmetrical brains just like we do, which might require us to rethink ideas on the evolution of brain specialism in our hominin ancestors Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2233798-great-ape-brains-have-a-feature-that-we-thought-was-unique-to-humans/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
Twenty years of discoveries changing story of human evolution
Archaeological discoveries are happening faster than ever before, helping refine the human story. Source: https://earthsky.org/human-world/archaeological-discoveries-changing-story-of-human-evolution…
Fossil tooth sheds light on world’s largest ape
Standing up to three meters tall, Gigantopithecus was the largest ape to ever walk the face of the Earth. More than twice the size of today’s great ap… Source: https://www.unexplained-mysteries.com/news/332007/fossil-tooth-sheds-light-on-worlds-largest-ape…
Closest Living Relative of Extinct ‘Bigfoot’ Found
Gigantopithecus, an enormous extinct ape that lived in Asia millions of years ago, was a close relative of the modern orangutan. Source: https://www.livescience.com/gigantopithecus-bigfoot-orangutan-cousin.html
Huge mysterious ape Gigantopithecus was a distant cousin of orangutans
A pioneering technique has given us a glimpse at the family tree of Gigantopithecus, an extinct ape that was 2.5 metres tall and lived 300,000 years ago Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg24432563-600-huge-mysterious-ape-gigantopithecus-was-a-distant-cousin-of-orangutans/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
Ancient Ape with ‘Human Legs’ and ‘Orangutan Arms’ Moved Like No Other Creature on Earth
This weird locomotion has never been seen until now. Source: https://www.livescience.com/danuvius-ape-new-species.html