Mara: Difference between revisions

'''Mara''' was the "lending name" of a female ape who lived on [[Installation 07]] around [[100,000 BCE]].<ref name="p212">'''Halo: Primordium''', ''page 212''</ref> She was the last living member of the largest species of ape to have ever existed, classified today as ''[[Wikipedia:Gigantopithecus|Gigantopithecus]]'' and known as Sha''kyanusho'' in ancient times.<ref name="p169">'''Halo: Primordium''', ''page 169''</ref><ref name="p212"/> Resembling a gorilla in general shape, Mara was enormous in size, reaching around three meters in height when standing upright.<ref name="p169"/> Despite her size, she was noted to move quietly and with remarkable grace and agility. She had a wide face with sunken, green eyes, and most of her body was covered in black and dark reddish fur.<ref>'''Halo: Primordium''', ''page 165-166''</ref>