| 1. | "Gigantopithecus " fossils have not been found in the Americas.
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| 2. | This may explain the lack of " Gigantopithecus " bones today.
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| 3. | Both of those shows dealt with Gigantopithecus, one of Ciochon's specialties.
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| 4. | There is, however, no evidence that Gigantopithecus ever existed in Australia .
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| 5. | Since then, relatively few fossils of " Gigantopithecus " have been recovered.
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| 6. | These finds suggest that the range of " Gigantopithecus " was in southeast Asia.
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| 7. | Being so large, " Gigantopithecus " possibly had few or no enemies when fully grown.
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| 8. | Gutt subsequently encounters a siren that assumes the shape of a female Gigantopithecus, and is eaten alive.
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| 9. | It seems unlikely that " Gigantopithecus " would have evolved these uniquely hominin traits in parallel ."
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| 10. | However, before Mowgli can decide, monkeys under the command of the Gigantopithecus, King Louie, abduct him.
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