A New Species Of Giant Ape?

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Posted by timothy on Sunday October 10, 2004 @11:22PM from the afleckus-trismegistus dept.

jd writes "The New Scientist, The Age (an Australian newspaper), Daily Telegraph (a British newspaper), BBC, and the Discovery Channel are talking excitedly about a strange primate, found in the Congo. Locals say it is notorious for killing fully-grown adult lions. Optimists hope that it is a new species, maybe related to the gorilla. Pessimists claim it's an overgrown chimpanzee. In either case, primates aren't discovered every day, making this a rare find indeed."

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Pfft by Anonymous Coward · 2004-10-10 23:23 · Score: 5, Funny

I've already discovered a couple of those in my local pub.
In other news . . . by PeeAitchPee · 2004-10-10 23:24 · Score: 5, Funny

. . . Peter Jackson began production on his remake of king Kong in the Congo last week . . .
It's also reknowned for its fearsome battle cry by Rogerborg · 2004-10-10 23:24 · Score: 5, Funny

"Developers, developers, developers!"

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Zinj by interactive_civilian · 2004-10-10 23:27 · Score: 5, Funny

Hrmm...is the new species a grey gorilla that carries two stone paddles which it uses to crush its victims skulls? Is it perhaps located near a lost city, named Zinj, that is famous for its boron coated diamonds which have rather useful electrical properties?
If the answers to these questions are yes, then we need to get a gorilla that understands sign language ASAP.
Do I read to much?* At least I never saw the movie.
*well, not TFA, apparently. ;-)

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Are They Sure... by CowboyBob500 · 2004-10-10 23:28 · Score: 5, Funny

...that it wasn't just George Bush on vacation?

Bob

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How to scare king kong by walmass · 2004-10-10 23:29 · Score: 5, Funny

They were coming in for the kill. I was directly in front of them, and as soon as they saw my face, they stopped and disappeared.
An ape capable of killing lions ran away after a peek--that must have been one ugly face!
Re:whoa...actually went back and RTFA... by Anonymous Coward · 2004-10-10 23:57 · Score: 5, Funny

I wonder why they stopped attacking when they saw her...

Gorilla-panzee 1: OMG- did you see that thing!?!

Gorilla-panzee 2: yeah! what the hell was it?

Gorilla-panzee 1: I dunno, but it didn't have a snout and had like almost no fur except for its head.

Gorilla-panzee 2: yeah, I swear I was gonna barf if I had to look at it longer

Gorilla-panzee 1: you don't think it was a human do you? like from those stories we heard as kids?

Gorilla-panzee 2: don't be stupid, humans are made up just like the Yeti and Bigfoot are.
Re:no photos? by kryptKnight · 2004-10-11 01:18 · Score: 5, Funny

They just get larger then most chimps, which is not totally uncommon.

In fact about half of all chimps are larger than most chimps!

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