“We aren’t talking about Derek Jeter fleeing autograph seekers, after all,” says cryptozoologist Loren Coleman, who studies mythical creatures like Bigfoot. “We are talking about a full-scale huge ape trying to escape or attack in a panic mode. “It might launch into flight-and-fight defensive and reactive stances, all in the same minute.”

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Scientists like Wharton and Croghan hope that a real-life King Kong would meet a happier ending. Wharton, who is also the chairman of the AZA Gorilla Species Survival Plan, suggests luring him into Central Park with several tons of kale and sweet potatoes.