hybrid of a chimp and a gorilla?

[yeahright]

"People living around the town of Bili, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, have long swapped stories of large ferocious apes with a penchant for killing lions, says New Scientist magazine. Researchers had speculated the mysterious animals were a new species of giant ape, or a hybrid of a chimp and a gorilla. Recent genetic evidence and a field survey have found that the Bili apes belong to a recognized subspecies of chimpanzee. However, the animals are unusual: their skulls have a gorilla-like crest, some of them nest at night -- which is unusual for a chimp -- and recordings reveal that they howl during a full moon." Globe and Mail newspaper

 

[Mulletsoldier]

Elusive African Apes: Giant Chimps or New Species?

There is a little more info on these apes, with a link to the main researcher working on them. Pretty interesting stuff.

 

[jmh80]

Wait - I thought this thread was about Idunk...
:think:

 

[jmh80]

Thanks for making me a 4-star Commie Mullet!

 

[Mulletsoldier]

No problem mang