bili ape

Locals deep in the forests of the Congo have told stories of massive, lion-eating chimps for more than 200 years. Called bili apes or Bondo mystery apes, these creatures had previously been considered as scientifically important as the Loch Ness monster, Bigfoot and the theory of intelligent design. Suddenly, however, scientists have begun to change their tune. Reported photo of a Bondo mystery ape (as it appeared in National Geographic) Sporadic accounts of the large, gray apes have emerged from expedition crews in the last few decades, but now Cleve Hicks, a researcher at the University of…