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.
Gwydion Madawc Williams, Degree in Zoology plus a lot of reading. The Blue whale is the largest living mammal, and thought to be the most bulky animal ever. The African elephant is the largest living land mammal. But many extinct species were bigger. Paraceratherium, a long-legged and long necked relative of the rhinocerous, is often viewed as the largest ever - see Biggest Ever Land Mammal | Paraceratherium.