Ape Strength: Myth vs Reality

[GreenGrolar]

(09-27-2019, 10:22 PM)Shadow Wrote:

(09-27-2019, 09:00 PM)GreenGrolar Wrote: From my observation, gorillas are generally underrated. Despite their relatively thin skin, gorillas are very powerful animals.

In what way underrated? Many people seem to think, that they are as strong as elephants even though they are just 150-200 kg and impossible to find anything to back up claims about "superstrength". Feel free to give some reasoning. I mean something else, that they look like powerful. Gorillas arm can look thick, but put it side by side with some other big animal and it´s not as thick anymore.

While I doubt the gorilla would be as strong as an elephant and even a black bear, tiger, and lion would beat them more often than not at parity, I think a gorilla can at least kill leopards and even bears smaller than themselves (e.g.giant panda). They are tougher than some give credit for judging by these accounts:

APPARENTLY, BACK IN THE 19TH CENTURY, IN CENTRAL AFRICA, GORILLAS AND LIONS COEXISTED. NOW LIONS IN CENTRAL AFRICA ARE RESTRICTED TO FRAGMENTED AND ISOLATED POPULATIONS, SO THEY DONT COEXIST ANYMORE. HERE IS THE FIRST DOCUMENTED ACCOUNT OF A FIGHT BETWEEN A LION AND A GORILLA, THEY BOTH HURT EACH OTHER, LOOKS LIKE A TIE.

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paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TT18900226.2.13

MALE GORILLAS CAN FIGHT FIERCELY AND INFLICT SEVERE WOUNDS.

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Credited to King Kodiak.

http://domainofthebears.proboards.com/thread/209/old-school-gorilla?page=5

Before man hunted wild life to the point of near extinction, the gorillas and lions have crossed paths. Reply