The Great Apes

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(12-05-2020, 06:57 PM)LeoMan Wrote: Probably i didn't express my point clearly and i tackled the argument from a wrong direction. My point of view is that wild Gorillas, male silverbacks in this example, will reach 200kgs (440lbs) of weight often but it is really unlikely that there are many 250kgs (550lbs) Gorillas in the wild (i don't consider 300kgs (660lbs) wild Gorillas because i think this is impossible).  I am saying this because i believe there is a lot of difference between a 200kgs and 250kgs wild Gorilla in terms of physical structure and we know that 200kgs silverbacks are already big specimens, at least bigger than average adult males. If you suppose that there are many 250kgs adult male Gorillas you also have to acknowledge the existence of bigger Gorilla's skeletons and skulls in comparison with 200kgs male, because i think this is the only explanation for the extra 50kgs. I can also imagine the existence of very old silverbacks with locomotion issues and maybe this Gorillas reached higher weights near the end of their lifes (250kgs?) but in this case we are talking about an animal more similar to a zoo animal and not a wild silverback in his prime.

Yes, when talking about possible weights it´s always speculation. It´s easy to understand that gorillas aren´t sedated often, but kind of pity that some big looking dead gorillas haven´t been weighed before burying. Reply