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#Elephant-Sized #Apes That Once Roamed the Land Mysteriously Vanished. Now, Scientists Have an Answer.
The sudden #extinction of giant apes is an "enigma in #paleontology," one scientist said, but new research proposes an answer to why they disappeared. Researchers have discovered that the #primates (Gigantopithecus blacki) went extinct between 295,000 and 215,000 years ago because they were unable to adapt their eating habits and behavior to a rapidly-changing #climate. https://www.vice.com/en/article/qjvmq7/elephant-sized-apes-that-once-roamed-the-land-mysteriously-vanished-now-scientists-have-an-answer
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