The Great Apes

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(05-16-2020, 05:52 PM)Borya Wrote: George Schaller, one of the leading experts gorillas says that a large bull gorilla has the "Strength of several men". A gorilla can rip a branch the size of a person's arm

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Full grown gorillas have few enemies. A silverback gorilla fought an attacking leopard and killed him.

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https://archive.org/details/animalsuperstars00free/page/48/mode/2up

Same Schaller has reported only known case in which a silverback gorilla and leopard fought so, that both died. Is that last case the same maybe? If not, then that would be only case so far in which a gorilla would have won such confrontation. There are after all several cases in which leopards have killed silverbacks. Not like all the time, but 5-6 at least. You can find those posted here before.

What comes to animal strength, it´s clear  that a big primate weighing 150-200 kg is strong. Another thing is how strong. What Schaller describes there doesn´t sound so extraordinary. Lions, tigers and bears all can be said to have strength of several men, they are all big and very strong animals and I´m quite sure that even stronger than gorillas because they are bigger. Some latest studies also indicate to that direction.

But I have to look closer that link concerning Schaller, because that is most probably the same case which is described in other places too and he tells himself, that both animals were found dead from wounds inflicted by each others. Reply