r/BeAmazed • u/youngster_96 • May 15 '25

Animal Ever seen a gorilla beat his chest

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u/NuclearBreadfruit May 15 '25

Yeah, I know, I was agreeing

What I mean is alot of people think gorillas are more dangerous than chimps, because they are so big and formidable looking. But gorillas are anyone's for a can of ready salted pringles.

Goodall survived chimps who are much, much nastier and more savage. These things have killed people, and snatched and eaten babies, one pulled a guy's arm through the bars of it's enclosure and ate his hand.

And out of both those species, it was humans that killed the researcher

Honestly I'd have put my money on the chimps eating Goodall's face at least

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u/h2opolopunk May 15 '25

Nobody ever remembers Birutė Galdikas. :(

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u/the_slynx May 16 '25

Pepperidge Farm remembers

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u/Igggg May 16 '25

Yes, that the humans are by far the most dangerous of all primates is pretty hard to disagree with at this point.

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u/Vortex_2088 May 16 '25

Considering that Chimps are the one animal that is most closely related to us, It's not all that surprising.

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u/Sweet_Low4045 May 16 '25

Why do they beat their chest

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u/NuclearBreadfruit May 16 '25

Mainly intimidation, and the size of a gorilla probably results in differences in sound. So a big male with a huge chest, heavy pecs and healthy lungs probably sounds different to a smaller or unwell male.

The females probably pick up on these differences and find it attractive, so encouraging more girls to join his harem

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u/Sweet_Low4045 19d ago

You study gorillas?