The earth has gone through many cycles of extinction, but these eight candidates may be extinct creatures that are actually still alive.

From the dense forests of the Pacific Northwest to the swamps of Florida, the United States has no shortage of myths and ...

Gigantopithecus lower jaw (cast) from the Cenozoic of eastern Asia. Public display, Cleveland Museum of Natural History, Cleveland, Ohio, USA. James St. John, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons Long ...

One such example is a species considered the ‘King Kong’ of apes—Gigantopithecus blacki—which went extinct between 295,000 and 215,000 years ago. Its demise puzzled paleontologists for years.

Also worth mentioning is Gigantopithecus blacki, the largest known ape that became extinct around 300,000 years ago, impressing with its 3.7-meter height and 200 to 400 kilo weight. And in fact ...