GIANT DURIAN-EATER

DURIAN-EATING GIANT

Gigantopithecus, «jy gan toh pih THEE kuhs or jy gan toh PIHTH ihk uhs», is a huge, extinct ape that lived in the forests of what are now southern China, northern Vietnam, and northern India. It ranks as the largest ape to have ever lived. Experts estimate that some individuals may have weighed more than 900 pounds (400 kilograms) and stood 10 feet (3 meters) tall when upright. Gigantopithecus lived from more than 8 million years ago to about 200,000 years ago. Scientists recognize two species: (1) Gigantopithecus giganteus and (2) G. blacki.

Despite the name, it is believed that giganteus was approximately half the size of blacki. [3][4]

Scientists know of Gigantopithecus from several fossil lower jaws and hundreds of isolated fossil teeth. Gigantopithecus had enormous jaws and molars with thick enamel that enabled it to eat tough, fibrous foods. Its diet likely included bamboo and durian, a tropical fruit with a hard, prickly outer skin.
Many scientists think Gigantopithecus descended from an earlier Asian ape called Sivapithecus, which was related to early ancestors of modern orangutans. G. blacki, the larger of the two species, lived in Asia when Homo erectus, an early species of human beings, migrated into the region more than 1 1/2 million years ago. However, little evidence suggests that Gigantopithecus and early human beings ever interacted. Scientists do not know if early human beings played a role in the extinction of Gigantopithecus.
Actual size Gigantopithecus sculpture next to a man
Statue/Model of actual size Gigantopithecus next to human
YouTube of 'Bigfoot' in U.S.A.

Malaysian Durian

http://www.freshplaza.com/news_detail.asp?id=4474 -Frozen Malay durian exported to Australia.

Thai Durian Varieties

http://www.grain.org/gd/en/case-studies/cases/doc-pdf/as-full-thailand-durian-en.pdf

THAI

Durian Video's

http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=VwjzjscKxBE -Penang

http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=O6sjptFHNwg -How to choose a ripe Durian.

http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=ccZ0xzk9MMk -2 cute malaysian 4 year old brothers cooly eating.

Ida Eating Durian
Uploaded by anormoulin

CAT EATING DURIAN.


DOG EATING DURIAN.


MONKEY EATS DURIAN


Orangutan eating durian.


Rare Western/Farang Comedy about Durian.

Durian praise quotes

'...excellent taste...'
'... best fruit flavour in the world...' - 1599 AD (400 years ago) by Mr Linschott/Linschoten.

http://www.proscitech.com.au/trop/d.htm


'the taste of durian is worth the travel to the Far East' . -1869 AD (140 years ago) by Alfred(Freddy) Wallace.

'...it's consistence and flavour is indescribable...'.
'...it is, in itself perfect...'
'...the most exquisite flavour...unsurpassed'.
'...the more you eat of it,the less you feel inclined to stop'.- Mr Alfred Wallace.


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http://www.proscitech.com.au/trop/d.htm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred_Russel_Wallace

Durian posts

http://thefruitblog.blogspot.com/2009/01/another-durian-blog.html

http://thefruitblog.blogspot.com/search?q=THE+KING+OF+ALL+FRUIT

http://pentux.blogspot.com/2008/06/cat-mountain-king-durian.html -Durian 'Mao San Wang' in Singapore.

http://sheylara.com/2008/08/24/trying-to-find-cheaper-durians/ -Singapore Durian Cafe's photos/images

http://blog.baliwww.com/miscellaneous/561/">http://blog.baliwww.com/miscellaneous/561/ -Bali

http://journeywithmycamera.wordpress.com/2008/07/14/sind-fully-rich/

http://foodsforlives.blogspot.com/2008/06/durian-fruit-stinky-pricey-delicacy.html

http://akiytraveltheworld.blog.co.uk/2008/07/10/durian-craze-4427512

http://www.janleow.com/life/travel-malaysia-durian-orchard-fest-bentong-raub.html

Durian images/photos

Durian related links

http://web.archive.org/web/20070108071236/http://www.ecst.csuchico.edu/~durian/ -DurianOnLine (DOL).

http://www.dit.go.th/agriculture/durian/varietie.htm

http://www.rirdc.gov.au/pub/handbook/durian.html -download a complete pdf version of this chapter from here.


www.durian.com.my/

http://www.durianpalace.com/

http://nepspeed82.blogspot.com/2006/10/durian.html

http://nepspeed82.blogspot.com/2007/10/tongkat-ali-aphrodisiac.html?showComment=1222671060000#c756780638227076186

http://au.youtube.com/results?search_query=durianriders+hor+lor&search_type=&aq=f

http://www.capetrib.com.au/durian.htm

http://durianpalace.com/photogallery.htm

http://www.ghouse.com/daniel/durian/

http://thefruitblog.blogspot.com/search?q=durian

http://www.nt.gov.au/d/Primary_Industry/Content/File/horticulture/fruit/PAGES+FROM+TB280-DURIAN+INTRO.pdf

http://www.nt.gov.au/d/Primary_Industry/Content/File/horticulture/639.pdf -1996 Agric.Notes,2-3 pages.

http://durianon.tripod.com/

http://www.proscitech.com.au/trop/d.htm

http://www.new.facebook.com/group.php?sid=73fc79fb0cc4e97f9af8ae3be2b4d49b&refurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.new.facebook.com%2Fs.php%3Fsid%3D73fc79fb0cc4e97f9af8ae3be2b4d49b%26ref%3Dsearch%26init%3Dq%26q%3Ddurian%26sf%3Dt%26k%3D200000010&gid=6995723911 -Facebook's Durian Fruit Appreciation Society with Alfred Wallace's praises.

http://www.genefitnutrition.com/durian.html -Fresh flesh imports into the USA,organic?