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(09-08-2018, 03:48 AM)Wolverine Wrote: Yes, ar. 200-300 pounds advantage is not that crusual, taking into account that according wiki the maximum weight of giganto was 1300 pounds (600 kg).
Most probably gigantopithecuses were predominantly living on the ground since its hard to imagine an ape of half ton to climb on the trees. So living on ground level and surrounded by big predators these apes obviously were filling quite confident for their safety at least in the presence of the alpha male. Otherwise prehistoric Sunda tigers would wiped out all the specie.

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The morphology and life style of the Giganto were convergently evolved with the gorilla, not a tree dwelling species like its modern relative orangutan.

Assuming the clan of the Giganto had its own "Silverback" alpha male as the leader, and the other lesser Giganto like females and youngsters would probably assist their leader to fight off the tiger?

Since they cannot just leave their leader to fight the tiger alone, as if their leader getting badly injured or killed, it would simply allow the tiger to go rampage after the entire clan.

I think the largest Giganto males could probably weigh up to 1300-1500 pounds, and were the natural rival of the prehistoric tigers. Reply