Gigantopithecus

Gigantopithecus are huge, 12-foot tall gorillas that dwell on the mountain slopes of Eodon in sizeable clans.

Description
These primates are normally not a threat, since they are vegetarians and not aggressive. However, there are a few among them that occasionally run amok, and these are truly dangerous. Animals and man alike flee when a Gigantopithecus attacks. In Savage Empire, one of these beasts ran off with Halisa, the daughter of Halawa. Thankfully these mad individuals appear only seldomly.

The Gigantopithecus is one of several mammals found on Eodon that yield edible meat when skinned with a knife.