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New Great Ape Discovered?

Posted by michael on from the guy-in-a-monkey-suit dept.

DrLudicrous writes "CNN is running a story about sightings of an ape in central Africa that doesn't seem to fit the description of known apes. Pictures of the animal are rare, but it seems slightly taller than most gorillas, with a flatter face. One woman even reported seeing it walk upright on two legs. It has been hypothesized that the ape might be a new species, a subspecies, or perhaps a hybrid between two other species."

10 of 337 comments (clear)

  1. attn: slashdot sucks by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    remember: you heard it here first!

    PS I AM THE ONE WHO WALKS ALONE.

  2. Web Connected LCD by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Someone has set up an LCD connected to the web here. Please spam it.

  3. I hate to say something somewhat offtopic, but by Eese · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    The trolls are going to have a field day with this one.

    "I knew it! CmdrTaco mates with apes!". and comments such as that.

  4. Re:GNAA EARLY POST SYSTEM (fuck Lunix) by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    who does this stuff?! weird...

  5. Expert testimony by Eric+Ass+Raymond · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Dr Marvin Monroe offers this explanation: "After extensive biological and anatomical testing, I regret to announce that the evidence we have is ... inconclusive. This thing may or may not be human."

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  6. further sightings by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    More pictures here

  7. Exclusive photo! by PedsDoc · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    This Just in!

  8. Catholic Priest by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    In an unrelated article, Catholic priests in Africa are leading the pack in molestation. While American priests are still hip to kids, priests in Africa have frontiered the animal populations. The Boston, Maryland diocese heralds the effort and is suggesting their own priests investigate the new techniques. "Anything to reduce the number of lawsuits," Bernard Law, former bishop was overheard saying to a boys group he was eating-out with here in Boston.

  9. Re:Here are more pictures. by doi · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    The REAL Great Ape

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  10. Re:Ape Poo by Jaeger- · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    i sit on my pc pissed when my cable modem goes out or i have an electricity surge/brownout, and it takes me 20mins to decide what to eat for lunch/dinner etc

    and all the slashdot articles are talking about SCO and Intellectual Property and the last episode of Futurama and filtering spam emails

    and then i run across a /. post talking about the people in the Congo who have "recently been slaughtering one another with pretty much anything at hand"

    reminds me of 28 days later

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