Comments on: Giganto: The Real King Kong… Part I

By: DGBennett

DGBennett — Thu, 05 Jan 2006 15:26:35 +0000

It’s only a matter of time before more evidence is discovered. I was amazed to see the pictures (a couple of months ago) of a real giant squid in the wild, attacking a bait line near Japan — still considered by many to be possibly the most elusive creature in the sea. So it can happen on land as well!

Keeping the faith,
Devin

By: Loren Coleman

Loren Coleman — Mon, 26 Dec 2005 14:55:00 +0000

Wanted to stop by here to say my posting on Gigantopithecus versus Paranthropus is online now, at

Rick and I were discussing this here, so that’s my overview.

BTW, the evolved probable affinities to Paranthropus in Asia were 7 to 8 feet tall, the Giant Man of Java, Meganthropus.

By: shovethenos

shovethenos — Sun, 18 Dec 2005 21:46:27 +0000

earthman-

I agree that a hypothetical capture would be dicey, but then again they capture all kinds of very dangerous animals for zoos and for nuisance calls all the time.

There are a couple scenarios, if Gigantos/etc. still exist, where capture would be recommended. For instance, the population may be bordering on extinction and might be helped with captive breeding programs. Or one particular population might be stranded and isolated from more viable ones.

By: Rick Noll

Rick Noll — Sun, 18 Dec 2005 20:40:37 +0000

I wasn’t aware that a definitive answer as to Paranthropus being bipedal had been made yet… http://www.archaeologyinfo.com/paranthropus.htm

And their diminutive size (1.3-1.4 meters tall), preferred habitat (open tropical savannah) and the age of the fossils (4.4 mya) has always distanced them from serious consideration, at least in my mind.

By: Rick Noll

Rick Noll — Sun, 18 Dec 2005 20:29:50 +0000

The music references are the songs I listen to while writing the posts. That’s about it.

By: earthman

earthman — Sun, 18 Dec 2005 16:40:38 +0000

Yes, my anthropology professor stated all great apes could easily harm humans. Add to that, the fact that the most dangerous bite at the zoo (except Komodo dragon) is a primate bite, infects immediately. Y’all need to be very careful around a ten foot great ape.

I have a problem with the idea of a capture anyways. Animals this rare need to be left with their populations for genetic diversity. The emphasis could become the finding of a recent skeleton that could be studied and DNA sequenced.

By: Loren Coleman

Loren Coleman — Sun, 18 Dec 2005 16:37:17 +0000

Rick writes: “..but what other candidate is there? And why should others even be explored?”

The answers are:

(1) Paranthropus. This is a species that is the same size as Sasquatch and bipedal. Gigantopithecus was said to be much larger (10 feet) and perhaps is not bipedal.

(2) Why shouldn’t we explore all possible candidates?

Guess I should write a posting to CryptoZoo News on this alternative theory to Gigantopithecus that has been around since at least 1971.

By: shovethenos

shovethenos — Sun, 18 Dec 2005 05:14:44 +0000

No idea.

By: Rick Noll

Rick Noll — Sun, 18 Dec 2005 00:03:14 +0000

Guess.

By: shovethenos

shovethenos — Sat, 17 Dec 2005 21:46:20 +0000

Rick-

What are the song references supposed to mean?