Some gorillas have been recorded moving over 20 miles per hour. Gorillas have been documented lifting over 1800 pounds and throw with a force of nearly 1000 pounds! Not only are they strong, but gorillas are also fast. Male gorillas show an unbelievable amount of strength. Gorillas can also bite with an incredible 1300 pounds per square inch, twice the force of a lion, which is enough to crush a human skull like a grape. The male gorillas have broad, muscular shoulders and a crest, or ridge, that distinguishes them from the females. Males can weigh between 300 and 450lbs with the smaller females ranging between 200 to 300 pounds. Silverback gorillas males stand on average 6 foot tall with the females topping out around 5 feet. We are going to look at these powerful animals and determine how a silverback gorilla would fair in a fight with each. However, what would happen if this king of the jungle had to fight the other kings of the jungle, a male lion? What about a tiger? A grizzly bear?
They and are truly the king of their jungle. The large primates can lift over ten times their body weight and with the rare exception of a leopard, have no natural predators. Male mountain gorillas can weigh from 374 pounds to 484 pounds while females weigh a little less like 160 pounds to 215 pounds.Silverback Gorillas are one of the strongest and intimating animals on the planet. Only people of 15 years and above will be allowed to trek mountain gorillas and permits must be booked 3-6 months in advance before travelling in the country. Mountain gorillas can be trekked from any of the above national parks with Rwanda charging $1500 per person, Uganda $600 and Congo $400. Gorillas are considered strong because the grip of a Silverback is very strong and can easily crush a crocodile. Gorillas are better formed to make certain movements with more strength. Gorillas are incredibly strong because they are capable of tearing down a huge banana tree just to get the fruits. They also have larger stomachs bigger than their chests. Gorillas are strong in that they are capable of breaking bamboo sticks which can be seen as an exhibition of 20 times stronger than an average man. Gorillas have their arms longer than their legs and the hands support most of the body weight while their also used for moving this makes the arms built and strong. a Silverback gorilla can lift up to 815 kilograms of dead weight according to the genius world book of records while a well trained human can lift a maximum of only 410 kilograms. You can see such features when you book gorilla trekking tours to Uganda, Rwanda or DR Congo.Īccording to an experiment conducted in 1924 showed that an adult gorilla can throw about 450 kilograms of force. Gorillas are strong because when compared to humans, a gorilla is about nine times stronger than an average man. Gorillas have large, strong and impressive canines a bite of a Silverback has been recorded to be 1,300 pounds per square inch that is much stronger than that of a lion at 650 PSI and of a great shark by 625 PSI. Gorilla’s strength cannot be fully measured because they rarely even demonstrate their power.
Gorillas are impressive shy and gentile animals but can also become very aggressive when disturbed or they feel insecure.
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