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Published: 2021-12-29 16:40:14 +0000 UTC; Views: 248240; Favourites: 987; Downloads: 0
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A piece I finished a few months ago and hadn't uploaded. In this depiction, a female Gigantopithecus blacki holds onto the mummified corpse of her deceased infant - a behaviour observed in modern primates today (seen in chimps) who carry corpses of relatives, sometimes for weeks on end until they become mummified and skeletal. I thought it would be interesting to depict this in an ancient animal - exhibiting complexity and grief in its behaviour.Gigantopithecus blacki lived in Southern China during the early and middle Pleistocene. Although only fragments of teeth and jaw have been discovered, the general consensus is that it was the largest primate that ever lived - potentially over 600lbs and was probably similar to an orangutan in appearance. Despite its size, its diet likely consisted of grasses like bamboo, along with fruits and seeds.
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