Ape Strength: Myth vs Reality

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(12-28-2018, 07:31 AM)Pantherinae Wrote: @Shadow 
[font=.SF UI Text][font=.SFUIText]No I think a chimp is more than 1,5 times stronger than a man, I have talked with people who’s been working with them and some of the things they tell me is quite impressive. I think mesuring the strength and things like that are hard to do, how do they get the animal to give 100% during the tests etc, it will always be different if the animals are forced in a natural situation and if you add explosiveness anf speed. [/font][/font]
[font=.SF UI Text][font=.SFUIText]And chimps are way too explosive and fast for any human to overpower. I have seen them argue and "fight" within their group in a zoo that is a terrifying thing. And I think our thin skin would be ripped open by their canines and strong nails. [/font][/font]

[font=.SF UI Text][font=.SFUIText]The man who killed a leopard with bare hands is quite understandable after you see the size of the leopard in this picture and that she was already badly injuried.

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[font=.SF UI Text][font=.SFUIText]Yeah maybe the three biggest cats (lion, tiger and jaguar) are stonger pound for pound. After all I’ve seen a young male lion pull a 200-300 kg zebra like it’s an empty gym bag over the plains. And hold back a pro strong man giving his all with one claw. But a they are stronger than a leopard imo. But we will never know. [/font][/font]

[font=.SF UI Text][font=.SFUIText]But the power some animals prosesses are insane and hard to imagine. [/font][/font]

And what comes to that research and results about muscles, it would be for sure interesting to see some testing too. There can be something more which could be found out if able to get some real figures too. What comes to fighting with chimps, I agree with you quite a lot. But I still think, that if some strong man would also go "berserk", with chimp he might have a small chance (with some severe wounds etc.). With a gorilla I can´t see that even in my wildest dreams Reply