Gigantopithecus
CreatureMisc
Gigantopithecus taming calculatorPassive
Passive taming is the method for the Gigantopithecus: get close without aggroing it, then offer food from your last hotbar slot. There's a ~14-second cooldown between feedings, so patience is essential.
- Wild level150
- Tamed level224+74
- Max level after leveling297
Taming foods
| Food | Amount | Taming time | Effectiveness | Feeding interval |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Regular Kibble | 1m 38s | 99%+74 Lvl (224) | 14s | |
 Archelon Algae | 3m 16s | 96.56%+72 Lvl (222) | 14s | |
 Crops | 13m 46s | 63.59%+47 Lvl (197) | 14s | |
 Mejoberry | 18m 26s | 49.53%+37 Lvl (187) | 14s | |
    Berries | 27m 46s | 30.34%+22 Lvl (172) | 14s | |
  Stimberry, Sweet Vegetable Cake | 9h 17m 40s | 0.11%+0 Lvl (150) | 14s |
Gigantopithecus taming video guide
More about taming the Gigantopithecus
The results below show total taming time, effectiveness, and bonus levels for the Gigantopithecus at your selected level and food. Higher-quality foods yield more bonus levels.
The Gigantopithecus is a tamable, herbivore creature in ARK: Survival Ascended. Classified under the Misc group.
Starting at 640 Health, it's solidly tanky. Melee starts at 100% - decent hitting power that scales with level-ups. Stamina sits at 300 base, providing decent staying power. Weight capacity starts at 220, giving it a reasonable inventory size.
The Gigantopithecus is passively tamed - approach it carefully and feed it by hand without knocking it out. Its preferred food is Regular Kibble.
Once tamed, the Gigantopithecus earns its keep through resource gathering, making tedious farming runs much faster. It gives live birth after a gestation period, making breeding straightforward. Killing a wild Gigantopithecus yields 20 base XP. It can be cloned at a Cloning Chamber for 0.35 Element plus 0.01 Element per level.