Introduction. 1  The inadequate reporting of biomedical research is a longstanding and potentially serious global problem that is not entirely evident to many researchers 1. 2  This descriptive study was carried out in two stages. 3  We used the STROBE recommendations as an objective tool to evaluate the quality of the reports.
By Daderot, derivative work Jan KamenÃ­Äek via Wikimedia Commons. From the Yeti to Hollywoodâs King Kong, myths and stories have always surrounded gigantic apes. Gigantopithecus blacki, the largest ape that ever lived, stood 3m tall and weighed over 500kg. Its enormous bulk and brute strength kept Gigantopithecus safe from the predators it lived alongside â including tigers, leopards and black bears.
Adwaita (meaning âone and onlyâ in Sanskrit) (c. 1750 â 23 March 2006) was the name of a 250 kg (550 pound) male Aldabra giant tortoise in the Alipore Zoological Gardens of Kolkata, India. He was amongst the longest-living animals in the world and is believed to be the oldest known tortoise on record.