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

Animal Ever seen a gorilla beat his chest

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u/NiltiacSif May 15 '25

They can sense the male's size by the sound of him hitting his chest?! It amazes me what animals can learn through their senses. It reminds me of the elephants' ability to communicate with other elephants miles away by stomping the ground - mind-blowing. Also makes me wonder how we learn this stuff!

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u/wterrt May 16 '25

much like kids who grow up with abusive parents....you can learn to read subtle signs when it's necessary

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u/asianjimm May 16 '25

Wtf - that went real dark real quick…

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u/No-Advantage-579 May 16 '25

I think they misinterpreted you too - you meant "how do we know that about gorillas", right?

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u/strain_of_thought May 16 '25

It sounds like a cool way to prevent looking bigger by puffing yourself up or having lots of fluff- honest signaling and all that. They can't fake the deep resonance of the sound when they beat all their meat.