FREQUENCY: Rare
NO. APPEARING: 2-8
ARMOR CLASS: 6
MOVE: 12?
HIT DICE: 6 + 6
NO. OF ATTACKS: 2 fists and 1 bite
DAMAGE/ATTACK: 1-6/1-6/2-8
SPECIAL ATTACKS: Rending if both fists
hit victim
INTELLIGENCE: Low
% IN LAIR: Nil (free roaming)
TREASURE TYPE: Nil
SPECIAL ATTACKS: Nil
SPECIAL DEFENSES: Nil
MAGIC RESISTANCE: Standard
INTELLIGENCE: Animal
ALIGNMENT: Neutral
SIZE: L
PSIONIC ABILITY: Nil
SOURCE: "Into The Age Of Mammals", Dragon 137.

This huge Pleistocene ape is known only
from a few scattered bones. Gigantopithecus
is believed to have been taller than a
gorilla (up to 8' high) and probably had
similar habits. Like modern apes, it probably
roamed forested areas in small family
bands. Primarily feeding on plants, Gigantopithecus
probably ate whatever small
creatures it could catch. Though probably
shy and peaceful, this huge ape could bite
and strike furiously if disturbed. If both
hands hit, this ape also rends for 1-10 hp
damage.