Elusive African Apes: Giant Chimps or New Species?

Very interesting read.

A mysterious group of apes found in the war-torn Democratic Republic of Congo in central Africa has scientists and conservationist scratching their heads. The apes nest on the ground like gorillas but have a diet and features characteristic of chimpanzees.
The apes are most likely a group of giant chimpanzees that display gorilla-like behavior. A far more remote possibility is that they represent a new subspecies of great ape. Researchers plan to return to the region later this month to collect more clues to help resolve the mystery.

The detective story began in 1908 when a Belgian army officer returned home with several gorilla skulls from near the town of Bili on the Uele River and gave them to the Belgium's Royal Museum for Central Africa in Tervuren. In 1927 the museum's curator classified the skulls as a new subspecies of gorilla, Gorilla gorilla uellensis...

Heres the link:

news.nationalgeographic.com... e.html

Yay, I love it when new species are discovered. I am glad that these apes were found before being wiped out by humans.

XAOS

very interesting. I love hearing about new speices when they are discovered.

Heaps cool, could be the missing link that everyone's searching for.