Real life 'King Kong' monster has become extinct for this reason

Experts in Germany have discovered the cause of Gigantopithecus - King Kong's real life monster extinct.

In the movie, King Kong is a giant monster of primates, shaped like gorillas. According to calculations, King Kong is about 8m tall, weighs 20 tons but of course this is only a fictional product.

Image of giant King Kong in the movie of the same name.

However, according to scientists, the fact that Earth once existed was a giant gorilla - though not as big as King Kong. It is a Gigantopithecus species with a height of over 3m, weighing about 500kg.

This monkey was extinct from 100,000 years ago, but the cause of its extinction has been highly controversial. So far, scientists from Senckenberg Research Institute (Frankfurt, Germany) believe that the reason why this monkey disappeared is because it can not adapt to climate change, when the forests are turned into grasslands.

The fact that Earth once existed was a giant gorilla - though not as big as King Kong.

Why is it difficult to identify? That's because their diet is not clear. Many people believe that they eat grass, some believe it is carnivorous. Some even think they eat bamboo like today's pandas.

According to Professor Hervé Bocherens of Tubingen University: "There are very few fossils of Gigantopithecus. But anyway, we were able to reveal a bit about this mysterious animal."

Fossil teeth of Gigantopithecus species.

To determine the above information, Bocherens's team analyzed the teeth of this giant monkey. The results show that this monkey . is vegetarian and lives only in large forests.

However, because of their large appearance, they cannot climb trees to get food on tall trees. Therefore, it can only depend on certain types of food below . Experts believe that this restriction has caused Gigantopithecus to be unable to adapt to climate change, when forests turn into steppes.

In addition, Professor Bocherens said: "Orangutan species have very slow metabolic systems, so they are unlikely to survive in limited food conditions ."