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King Kong - The Legendary Giant Gorilla

The most popular giant ape ever existed in the movies and story books was the mighty King Kong . He was actually identified by most scientist as a giant ape that belongs to the extinct species of gorillas known as the ' Megaprimatus Kong '. It was also believed that King Kong was not a native of the ' Skull Island ' wherein his ancestors came from Asia via a bridge that linked into the island. King Kong's early ancestors were known as ' Gigantopithecus '. The name came from two separate Greek words which are Gigantas (giant) and Pithecus (monkey). These prehistoric gorillas were a lot bigger than the modern apes. As for the name King Kong, it came from a German word ' Koing ' which means ' kings of kings '. Such title was given due to the reason that this massive beast was the most powerful animal on the land during his period of time. Physical Appearance You must have already seen a gorilla. All you just have to do is to multiply th

Troll Sighting in Norway

Norway  is believed to be the original home of the trolls because there has already been several proofs and sightings of their existence until this current period of our time. Some popular places of Norway are actually even named after the great trolls. There are also rumors that those huge rocks found in Norway are the corpses of dead trolls exposed under the ray of sunlight. Going back into the history of Norway culture particularly about the trolls, these creatures had existed only on the Norwegian Mythology . They are considered myth which means that they are not real but simply created by a certain person out from imagination as story characters. But, don't you know that most stories in the past are actually based on their real life experiences and events? Most trolls in Norway are depicted as Nordic equivalents of giants though often smaller in size. Old portraits and sculptures of these creatures are often depicted as extremely wicked and cruel. Stories even describe th