Golden Kong are one of the largest primates to ever exist, earning it the title "Eighth Wonder of the World" - they are the top generalist herbivores of their habitats, consuming bamboo stems, shoots, leaves, fruits, and bark. While their diet consists of over 90% plant matter, they may occasionally eat small vertebrates and megarthropods for supplementary protein.

Kong use a special form of locomotion called suspensory or assisted bipedalism - in which the animals walk on their hind limbs and further support their weight by grasping onto surrounding trees. While capable of moving without external support, they have a strong preference for adequately forested areas.

Kong are among the most intelligent animals to ever live, possessing advanced problem solving, tool crafting, complex communication, self-awareness, long-term memory, and an active care for their environment. They have been observed manually planting seeds of fruit-bearing trees and caring for their injured, even crafting medical braces for them. 

At adult size, kong are virtually immune to predation. However, they must defend their vulnerable offspring from creatures like vinerats, large monitors, snakes, hermit crabs, and terrestrial crocodilians. 

Golden kong are currently listed as critically endangered, with fewer than 100 in the wild and 15 in captivity. This is primarily due to the devastating arrival of skullcrawlers following Dutch colonization as well as modern poaching and deforestation. The island has since been regulated and all captive kong are held in Monarch Rehabilitation and Research centers.