![]() ![]() Mountain gorilla ( Gorilla beringei beringei) Gorilla vs Grizzly Bearįor this hypothetical battle, we’ll imagine an Eastern Gorilla vs a Grizzly. The greatest of which is that most of these “opponents” don’t reside in eastern Africa where the mountain gorillas live. These “battles” are purely hypothetical for a whole bunch of reasons. Females frequently act aggressively toward each other.Males and females will occasionally display aggressive behavior but this rarely leads to serious injury.Males will show aggression to each other to establish dominance.If his group is attacked or threatened, the silverback will protect the group, protecting it with his life.Mountain gorillas are relatively docile animals.īut you can expect aggression in a few settings. It seems strange to many that they are so robustly built and yet are omnivores. They have a unique physical structure, including “total body mass (TBM), forelimb to hind limb mass, joint configuration, and corresponding muscles” ( Wiley). They have both exceptional jaw strength (because of their bamboo diet) and high ratio of muscle mass which helps in competition for mates. Gorillas have exceptional strength thanks to something known as robusticity. The video is fuzzy and shaky – but shows his strength nice and clear. Learn more about bananas and banana plants. If you’ve ever seen a banana tree up close, you’ll know that this isn’t nearly as easy as he makes it look. In this video, you’ll see a gorilla pull a banana tree over – and bust in into kindling as if it was a tiny branch. Silverback Gorilla Breaks Banana Treeĭisplays of strength are uncommon and seldom captured. The basis for this projection comes from a report from 1975, that was reportedly covered in Guiness Book of World Records: “100 lb chimp achieving a deadlift of 600 lb with ease.”įor more, check out this video comparing professional weight lifters to gorillas. Strongest Man: 1,102 lb (500 kg) Eddie Hall set a world record by completing a half tonne deadlift in Leeds, UK.Shorter legs and longer arms make gorillas mechanically favored for this lift. This would easily be the gorillas best event. ![]() Gorilla: 2,000 lb (905 kg) They spend most of their time crab walking – meaning that their legs are not nearly as developed nor as strong as their arms. ![]() Strongest Man: 1,036 lb (470 kg) by Andrey Malanichev at Boss of Bosses II in Mountain View.But they also spend most their time on four legs – keeping their leg muscles from developing even more impressive strength. Gorillas have shorter legs, limiting the range of motion – make that lift easier. Here’s a spirited discussion on a gorillas prospects for being a bench press champion. World Record for Heaviest Bench Press (Male) Strongest Man: 885 lb (401.5 kg) by Blaine Sumner.But let’s just have fun and go with it anyway. Bench Press: Gorilla vs Manīecause of their disproportionate arm/leg length ratio, they are not really built for this type of competition. Here’s how a gorilla would do with some common lifts used to measure human strength. For a proper comparison, we would need to compare two individuals of equal size and training. Limitations: Gorillas don’t have training in lifting or fighting. How much stronger is a gorilla than a human? At least 6X stronger than a human, everything else being equal. Let me know in the comments what you think! In this post, I’ve accumulated a collection of facts and some assumptions to get the conversation started. There is a surprising absence of real data on the strength of a gorilla. This post is a combination of facts and conjecture. And no one has fought a gorilla against a bear (thankfully). They haven’t competed in strong man (ape) competitions. ![]() No one really knows how strong a gorilla is.
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