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Ape Strength: Myth vs Reality

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Chimpanzees, orangutans, and gorillas have been known to exert great strength, particularly in the fields of pulling, horizontal pushing, deadlifting, gripping, and tearing motions.

Do any of you have any accounts/proven feats of strength (best sources from scientific articles) for any of these apes?

I have seen many anecdotes of their strength, but I am not sure if I can trust those anecdotes. Isn't there a video of an orangutan pulling some sumo wrestlers in a tug-o-war? 
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Ape Strength - Polar - 05-31-2016, 04:04 AM
RE: Ape Strength - brotherbear - 05-31-2016, 01:11 PM
RE: Ape Strength - brotherbear - 06-01-2016, 08:52 PM
RE: Ape Strength - Polar - 06-08-2016, 03:25 AM
RE: Ape Strength - brotherbear - 06-08-2016, 11:55 AM
RE: Ape Strength - Polar - 06-08-2016, 03:34 AM
RE: Ape Strength - Polar - 07-07-2016, 03:48 AM
RE: Ape Strength - Polar - 07-12-2016, 07:33 AM
RE: Ape Strength - Polar - 07-05-2017, 08:27 AM
RE: Ape Strength - Polar - 07-05-2017, 08:33 AM
RE: Ape Strength: Myth vs Reality - Shadow - 11-22-2020, 04:43 PM
RE: Ape Strength: Myth vs Reality - Shadow - 12-10-2020, 04:07 AM
RE: Ape Strength: Myth vs Reality - Shadow - 12-10-2020, 11:13 PM
RE: Ape Strength: Myth vs Reality - Shadow - 09-08-2020, 11:37 AM
RE: Ape Strength: Myth vs Reality - Shadow - 09-08-2020, 11:53 PM
RE: Ape Strength: Myth vs Reality - Shadow - 09-09-2020, 12:47 AM
RE: Ape Strength: Myth vs Reality - Shadow - 06-12-2020, 04:51 PM



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