# Possible new species of ape

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possible-new-species-of-ape/195354>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [August 15, 2003, 9:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possible-new-species-of-ape/195354 "2003-08-15T09:51:09Z")\
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**Author:** ![One\_And\_Only\_Wanderers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/838e76/32.png) [@One\_And\_Only\_Wanderers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/One_And_Only_Wanderers)\
**Post date:** [August 15, 2003, 9:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possible-new-species-of-ape/195354/1 "2003-08-15T09:51:09Z")

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I was scanning through the articles on ananova and came across this one

[Mystery Apes](http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_809369.html?menu=)

Basically someones had found a new type of ape in the congo that stands 5 to 6 feet tall and they are performing genetic tests to determine if it is a new species or a hybrid.

Does anyone know where there is further information on this?

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**Author:** ![SkeptiJess](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea666f/32.png) [@SkeptiJess](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SkeptiJess)\
**Post date:** [August 15, 2003, 10:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possible-new-species-of-ape/195354/2 "2003-08-15T10:43:00Z")

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I Googled “congo mystery ape” and got a bunch of hits – the first hit had a still photo taken from a video tape. I read the first three hits and all three had more info than was found on your link. Very interesting story – I hadn’t heard about it before. I’ll be watching developments with interest.