
Remains of Extinct Ape Found: Junzi Imperialis
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The Junzi imperialis, a newly termed extinct gibbon from China has been found in the tomb of Queen Xia the grandmother of the first Chinese emperor. The researchers gave the ape the nickname Junzi imperialis, pertaining to the skull's royal roots as well as the gibbon's common role of “scholarly gentleman” (the English translation of Junzi) in ancient Chinese mythology.
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