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Post by brobear on Jan 8, 2019 18:54:27 GMT -5
wildfact.com/forum/topic-gorilla-strength-myths-and-reality How strong is a bull gorilla? No person really knows. It is astonishingly ridiculous to me that since this incredible great ape was discovered by ( so-called ) civilized man in 1860, not one single biologist has ever bothered to actually test his mythological strength. They only talk about it randomly.
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Post by King Kodiak on Feb 4, 2019 8:20:35 GMT -5
From the above link:
How Strong Is A Silverback Gorilla?
Gorillas are extremely strong and powerful animals.
On average, they are 6-15 times stronger than a human.
In fact, the Silverback gorilla can bench press 4,600 pounds (2,086 kg). That’s not an animal you want to mess with!
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Post by brobear on Feb 4, 2019 8:23:46 GMT -5
An actual scientific study on gorilla strength has never been done. But, I can guarantee that a gorilla is stronger than a chimpanzee. www.researchgate.net/publication/317947724_Chimpanzee_super_strength_and_human_skeletal_muscle_evolution Since at least the 1920s, it has been reported that common chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) differ from humans in being capable of exceptional feats of “super strength,” both in the wild and in captive environments. A mix of anecdotal and more controlled studies provides some support for this view; however, a critical review of available data suggests that chimpanzee mass-specific muscular performance is a more modest 1.5 times greater than humans on average. Hypotheses for the muscular basis of this performance differential have included greater isometric force-generating capabilities, faster maximum shortening velocities, and/or a difference in myosin heavy chain (MHC) isoform content in chimpanzee relative to human skeletal muscle. Here, we show that chimpanzee muscle is similar to human muscle in its single-fiber contractile properties, but exhibits a much higher fraction of MHC II isoforms. Unlike humans, chimpanzee muscle is composed of ∼67% fast-twitch fibers (MHC IIa+IId). Computer simulations of species-specific whole-muscle models indicate that maximum dynamic force and power output is 1.35 times higher in a chimpanzee muscle than a human muscle of similar size. Thus, the superior mass-specific muscular performance of chimpanzees does not stem from differences in isometric force-generating capabilities or maximum shortening velocities—as has long been suggested—but rather is due in part to differences in MHC isoform content and fiber length. We propose that the hominin lineage experienced a decline in maximum dynamic force and power output during the past 7–8 million years in response to selection for repetitive, low-cost contractile behavior.
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Post by King Kodiak on Sept 29, 2019 15:13:45 GMT -5
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Post by OldGreenGrolar on Oct 3, 2019 1:13:06 GMT -5
Gorilla strength to human strength, when compared, adult gorillas are four to nine times stronger than the average man. According to the Guiness Book of Records, a silverback gorilla can lift up to 815 kilograms (1800 pounds) of dead weight. Meanwhile, a well trained human could lift a maximum of 410 kilograms (900 pounds) - half as much that the gorilla can manage. This is, of course, a rough calculation. Looking at this comparison when of gorilla strength compared to humans, an experiment conducted in 1924 showed that an adult gorilla can throw with almost 450 kilograms (990 pounds) of force, whilst an average human can only manage a maximum of 100 kilograms (220 pounds) - almost five times less than a gorilla. www.animalwised.com/how-strong-are-gorillas-43.html
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Post by OldGreenGrolar on Oct 3, 2019 1:14:13 GMT -5
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Post by King Kodiak on Oct 3, 2019 4:41:56 GMT -5
Gorilla strength to human strength, when compared, adult gorillas are four to nine times stronger than the average man. According to the Guiness Book of Records, a silverback gorilla can lift up to 815 kilograms (1800 pounds) of dead weight. Meanwhile, a well trained human could lift a maximum of 410 kilograms (900 pounds) - half as much that the gorilla can manage. This is, of course, a rough calculation. Looking at this comparison when of gorilla strength compared to humans, an experiment conducted in 1924 showed that an adult gorilla can throw with almost 450 kilograms (990 pounds) of force, whilst an average human can only manage a maximum of 100 kilograms (220 pounds) - almost five times less than a gorilla. www.animalwised.com/how-strong-are-gorillas-43.html Awesome find bro. That is what we are looking for. Keeps confirming what we already know. Gorillas are much stronger than lions/tigers..it also states this:
"Gorillas are easily among the 10 strongest animals in the world, relative to their size and weight."
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Post by brobear on Nov 30, 2019 5:03:39 GMT -5
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Post by King Kodiak on Nov 30, 2019 5:56:13 GMT -5
Brobear: your above post, Jun's anatomy, i dont know how accurate that is. A guy on WAW was laughing at another guy who posted lion and tiger pics from Jun's anatomy also, he said "a litte japanese boy in his room probably made it".
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Post by brobear on Nov 30, 2019 6:06:48 GMT -5
Brobear: your above post, Jun's anatomy, i dont know how accurate that is. A guy on WAW was laughing at another guy who posted lion and tiger pics from Jun's anatomy also, he said "a litte japanese boy in his room probably made it".
A guy laughed at it. Means nothing. But you are right that we do not know the sculpture;s credentials.
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Post by King Kodiak on Nov 30, 2019 6:16:21 GMT -5
Yeah, am just saying, they were having a lion vs tiger debate and the tiger fan starts posting lion and tiger pics from Jun's anatony to try to prove that tigers have more muscles than lions, so the lion fan starts laughing and told him "a little Japanese boy in his room probably made it" . So we really dont know. This is the pic the lion fan was laughing at....
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Post by King Kodiak on Dec 8, 2019 20:52:56 GMT -5
THE LEYEND HERE....SILVERBACK GORILLA
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Post by brobear on Dec 10, 2019 5:17:43 GMT -5
gorillafacts.org/how-strong-is-a-gorilla/ Gorilla Strength Facts Summary An adult gorilla is four to nine times stronger than a average human. All gorillas can easily tear down a banana trees and bend the iron bar of a cage. The strength gorilla bite is 1300 (PSI). Silverback gorilla can lift upto 815 kg (1800 lb) of dead weight. The muscles of gorilla arms are larger in size than those in their legs.
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Post by brobear on Dec 28, 2019 5:26:34 GMT -5
Watch... on about 1:30 the gorilla easily breaks a big stalk of bamboo.
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Post by King Kodiak on Dec 28, 2019 5:42:44 GMT -5
Yeah, that was posted at Wildfact yesterday. Its a pretty good strength accomplishment.
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Post by brobear on Apr 12, 2020 13:52:17 GMT -5
Breaking Bamboo:
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Post by King Kodiak on Apr 12, 2020 13:57:42 GMT -5
Strong to break that bamboo and a very high bite force to bite thru that.
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Post by King Kodiak on May 16, 2020 9:52:27 GMT -5
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Post by brobear on Aug 10, 2020 18:18:44 GMT -5
Compare gorilla with orangutan: ImperialPuma wrote: ↑4:44 PM - 2 days ago To play devil's advocate, Orangutans (at least according to The Anatomical Record: Vol 294, Issue 11) have higher muscle mass in the forelimbs than Gorillas, but that could be due to being arboreal.
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Post by OldGreenGrolar on Aug 11, 2020 3:39:45 GMT -5
Orangutans do most of their activity with their arms even when swinging from branch to branch.
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