The Great Apes

[Tshokwane]

(01-09-2018, 04:31 PM)brotherbear Wrote: Much is said about the strength of the bull gorilla. I have read some outrageous estimations. But just how strong is a silverback gorilla really?

I don't think anyone really knows. 

The closest anyone might be to having an idea ar those that see them in their every day life, when they see them brake off branches or bring down small trees as if just a leaf, or when they're angry and fight rival males, but even then a gorilla helds himself in check, they're very controlled animals so I doubt they put all of their strenght even when doing said things.

As for your fascination with them, I share it also, as you might have noticed. They have always represented that raw power and masculinity that's always in control, not in an agressive way like a lion would do, but in a much more controlled manner, and that has held true after learning how they really are them in the wild and not just how I might see them.

In a lot of ways, save the obvious, they are very similar to male bears. Reply