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Which is the largest primate in the world?


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Largest primate:

  1. The Eastern Gorilla is the world's largest primate.
  2. When standing upright, a fully grown man male did weigh over 200 kilograms and remains 5.6 feet tall.
  3. The extinct Gigantopithecus, on the other hand, is the world's largest primate.
  4. Well almost 100,000 years ago, this mammal became extinct.
  5. However, the animal stood over 8.9 feet tall and weighs approximately less than 600 kilograms in life.

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