Silverback Chest Beating | Mountain Gorilla | BBC Earth

Martha has caught up with one of her study groups. But it would seem the chest beating of another troupe is tempting the females away. Subscribe: bit.ly/BBCEarthSub
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[@itzpayday1238]

What you expected: "BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM" Reality: " *popopopopopopopopop* "

[@nickhara8016]

exactly what i was thinking

[@tylerchambers6246]

They are striking themselves with 20 times as much force as the strongest human can. They throw a punch like getting hit by a truck. It makes a higher pitch sound than a human strike does just because there's so much more force behind it.

[@willd4686]

@@tylerchambers6246 that can't be right

[@wanderone]

@@willd4686 why not?

[@DavidHernandez-dk1zs]

@@tylerchambers6246 That's not true, I've seen gorillas beat their chests in the zoo and they do it by slightly cupping their hands and then slapping it against their pecks, creating that sound. I can do it pretty easily, if a Gorilla punched with 20x the same force as humans they would literally cave a hole in their chests.

[@cinderblock9885]

Imagine, you're lost in the deep jungles of the Congo, trekking for hours, lost hopelessly. Then suddenly, you hear some silly ass popping sound from behind you. Good luck 😂

[@gorgeousfreeman4836]

Rofl

[@vanillarice24]

LOL

[@chrisfi3d]

....then pull out your notepad and start taking notes.

[@snowyowl1809]

rofl ! silly ass popping !

[@vrsce0178]

They actually don't harm humans they're not like chimps.

[@Fecalage]

Marembo did the fighting, guarding, and exhausted himself for the woman, and he still got friendzoned.

[@jmoa5758]

Suckkks. Nice guys finish last!

[@mike90susanoo84]

Needs to step up the dominance to attract them. Even for reality men

[@cliqclaq508]

Reality men? Silverbacks aren't fictional, they do exist in reality.

[@komoyodo]

I think he got mom zoned no?

[@XCHILLY_WILLYx]

Mike90 susanoo your parents must also be brother and sister.

[@Donsaholic]

there's something hypnotic about the sound they make when they beat their chest

[@aceyspud551]

Grandmaster Do pop-pop-pop-pop-pop-pop-pop-pop!

[@BiblicallyAccurateToaster]

Yeah, that popping sound is amazing

[@jaska4724]

Grandmaster Do sounds of bones

[@028TuvaluanHero]

Oh shit I thought it was someone just editing it lol

[@jr13227]

Sounds like a horse

[@hoihoiafwasmiddl]

Reminds me of highschool.

[@sinfulways1492]

+Miesko bouw I agree an i had the same mark on my head lol .

[@esperanzavictoria2573]

hahahaha

[@gorgeousfreeman4836]

Lmao

[@Arkensius1157]

Um...how so?

[@chernan7148]

THAT'S what the chest beating sounds like? I thought it would sound meatier.

[@jurassicsmackdown6359]

sounds like punching a pumpkin or something

[@ushyamamoto7098]

He slapping the fat on his chest open palmed

[@Arkensius1157]

Gorillas have air sacs under their skin, and they fill them up with air (like their lungs) to beat their chests with cupped hands!

[@s1nz_math674]

Sounds like he’s beating wood

[@Thegrimreaper4lyfe]

Thats because we put way too much similarity of human chest beating to gorillas

[@JacobSanders-zc7sq]

He took an ass whooping to protect her and her kid, and she didn't even acknowledge him.

[@informationyes]

This all nature care about thats why we as humans need to rise above it

[@MrSlanderer]

I feel so sorry for Marembo. His battle wounds are just awful.

[@esdrassalgado8850]

Not to mention he might have a concussion. One scar was on his head, silverback gorillas are strong so any strike from one of them must be like a cinder block

[@ilikechimps6944]

@@esdrassalgado8850 this is why they are so peaceful, they want to avoid fighting, especially among themselves, because they know that the risk of one of them dying is high

[@jadezee6316]

@@esdrassalgado8850 those are not strikes...they are bites

[@GG10010]

Also his wife left him.

[@natalie2199]

I'm confused, where did marembo come from? What happened to Regina? (first gorilla keeping famales away from the group)?

[@bkbanks6258]

The way she walks past him while he felt defeated 🥺

[@Anonymous-ti5yb]

She a real sav

[@rickyspanish69420.]

It's seems us humans have something in common then

[@AnthonyKnight]

All kinds of silverback action

[@zakmahmood729]

alllll kinds

[@MistaT44]

Yeeaahhhhhh

[@DanielJoseMP]

Eeeeahhh

[@kharpojatboy]

all dem gains

[@BigRC1000]

that silverback got all kinds of horse action

[@Szminsky]

I feel ya m8. Impressing them women is an impossible feat.

[@screamtheguy6425]

I think that female who walked past was Morembo's mother. Its kinda Alabama for him to impress her

[@romalea]

r/incels

[@siouxsiexymox6594]

@@screamtheguy6425 but it's his sweet home got to have country pride

[@informationyes]

Confirmation bias told you that

[@informationyes]

​@SunnyDaze-uq8ed Oh did I accidently misspell because I wasn't paying attention? Oh no what will people like you do? let me guess spelling is the only criticism you ever manage 🤣

[@ktgoulding6446]

"And she doesn't seem the least bit impressed"

[@meatballevader4640]

KT Goulding feels bad man

[@reyy568]

@@meatballevader4640 lmaoo

[@Paulamdz]

Mood

[@jacknapier7187]

she is probably a gold digger he didn't have enough food stored away

[@Raizelash]

jack napier food digger :D

[@rollinthunder1000]

They literally eat the environment itself 😂

[@absalom0412]

@@rollinthunder1000 The environment is their grocery store.

[@shaunab2735]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@AleksandarIvanov69]

2:26 - stares thirstily at ass. We are closely related species alright!

[@reyy568]

Lmaoo crazy right

[@AleksandarIvanov69]

@propane butane the hell are you talking about ???

[@AleksandarIvanov69]

@propane butane i didnt ask what are you saying, I asked what are you talking about ? why are you saying what u r saying ?

[@CYN2207]

@@AleksandarIvanov69 lmaoo

[@9mmsleepingpill851]

Marembo is the real friend you always wish you met. He keeps it real and has your back.

[@calebroca5134]

Marembo a shooter fr

[@sabonesjones]

That chest beat sounds exactly like when you keep your mouth open and pat your cheeks lmao

[@vladibalan]

Well, you can try to impress the ladies with that. Tell us how it went.

[@sabonesjones]

@vladibalan Well I tried both and all I got were weird looks with people pointing these 📱 at me.

[@vladibalan]

@@sabonesjones:))

[@lisaetinger2248]

Bless his heart, looks like someone in the group would pamper him a little.

[@MyoclonicJerkCough]

Man cartoons lied, it doesn't sound anything like a bass drum

[@CR-qu5jc]

When he looked up and she kept walking… I felt that

[@ryanweltz4076]

What I expected: **THUD THUD THUD THUD** What the actual sound is: **Suction cups noises intensifies**

[@KellieEverts--conductsNightTra]

OH POOR SWEET MAREMBO, GOD LOVES YOU SON.

[@sirgalahad1376]

*God has left the chat*

[@theygg1]

I can't fathom how people kill this large lively beings from ashtray and not feel like coldblooded murderers 😢😢

[@YoMamaIsSweet]

Kendrick King what are you talking about? Gorillas aren’t hunted anymore there been a ban on it since 1997 in the southern parts of Africa

[@vrsce0178]

@matt W. No shit but we're not poachers are we?

[@superstarkappa3464]

@@vrsce0178 shit still happens, tho. unfortunately.

[@redfather5342]

That's what humans are

[@longwoolcoat2266]

Well when you shoot you have one eye closed so maybe for them it's only half as horrible.

[@silkroad1201]

That's so adorable lol. A big ol gorilla pounds his chest and the females are like, "ooo, I like that 😍" I guess they're not much different from humans after all

[@StonedApe93]

*Were not much different than gorillas would be a better way to word it 😅

[@finchvalor]

@@StonedApe93 Yeah we sure are. Many humans have only slightly higher IQs than a gorilla does. There's so much variation in our species from brilliant engineers at NASA giving us hope to explore the stars to BLM screeching on cardboard boxes in the streets about obviously justified police shootings.

[@F3ARL388]

Ultimate masculinity rests somewhere between this silverback's behavior and a lion's roar, in my opinion.

[@omginvalid]

+Michael Golden Go stand up to a silverback or a lion and let me know how that goes.

[@Mirpuria]

F3ARL388 A silverback would rip a Lion apart any day of the week.

[@GoldenHay1]

humans can only win with weapons.without they would be wrecked easily.

[@mrwho3425]

F3ARL388 Panthers roar growl is pretty dangerous

[@mrwho3425]

F3ARL388 leopards make some pretty mean sounds

[@hellosweetheart3350]

Oh...she was impressed, us ladies just can't share all our secret thoughts. Didn't you notice how she just had to walk past him to see if he was ok?

[@Burn_Angel]

And when she saw he wasn't ok... 'Pathetic'. Then she kept walking.

[@KristoAnimates]

that was his mother.

[@danielmajor258]

@@KristoAnimates no you are not getting it, they are saying the little kid in her back comes by, but he is more interested in the little kids mother, which is the one walking by

[@LaFlame297]

@@KristoAnimates 😭😭😭😭😭

[@jove1155]

Gorillas have to get wounded in battle to keep their females from abandoning them... might as well be human women with those behavior traits.

[@TimParker-Chambers]

2:01 😭😭😭😭 You can tell the big homie's hurting 😭😭😭😭💔💔💔💔

[@pnoise5091]

0:05 damn they're fast

[@godSPARDA1995]

Gorillas have absurd strength and stamina. Seeing one battered and exhausted is truly rare

[@Vrinara]

Such beautiful creatures.

[@jullyeanngarrick4159]

I'm always impressed by the quality of these vids!

[@GEDOHBLAZZTER]

If you hear bubblewrap in the jungle, RUN my guy 🏃🏾‍♂️

[@subbydachamp6757]

you dropped this 👑

[@chenzenzo]

Merimbo fights on behalf of the family. Merimbo is being a proper gorilla.

[@tophodonthetrowel4730]

Seeing marambo touch his head where he is hurt i dunno just something about it got me in the feels.

[@j.a.-3910]

Kid: "Look Dad! Just like you do!!!". Dad: "Well done,son! I'm very proud of you!"

[@emmashuffle6457]

I did not expect the chest beating of a silverback to sound like that AT ALL 😂

[@BigBoiRedFrog]

My favorite animal of all time!!

[@sapphire48481]

Quality video; subject is fascinating, cinematography, sound, all of it is superb!

[@DJKBladeAKAGM]

lord keith and lord kevin

[@MiggeX]

😂😂

[@POTATOEMPN]

Yes. More of Sir Patrick Stewart. I would watch a thousand years of this with his voice.

[@97mph]

that lady’s cheekbones are amazing

[@Bats2023]

King Kong: Awwww, so cute

[@EABskills]

RIP Harambe

[@wock6]

Huh?

[@ricosauve5]

I can see a whole episode of Picard watching gorillas

[@Neueregel]

Martha reminds me of Dian Fossey _an American zoologist, primatologist, and anthropologist who undertook an extensive study of gorilla groups over a period of 18 years._

[@DarkPhoenixSaga]

Yeah I saw her story in the movie Gorillas in the Mist with Sigourney Weaver .

[@Eryan724]

"martha (human) has finally tracked down dominant silverback " .... sounds like a bad plan tbh xD

[@codeasia344]

beautiful animals

[@dadedraak]

This almost sounds like when you hit the top of your head with your knuckles.

[@uPenguin]

Why would you ever do that though? :p

[@KiaraWilliamsX]

He was fighting for his mom too? Lol

[@joegaito702]

He's the man look out wouldn't want to get in his way take care you bright and smart animals. Joe

[@joegaito702]

That should get anyone's attention we laugh and learn and benefit from the gorillas thanks they are very smart and intelligent animals always learning something new each day from them as we benefit much love and respect and appreciation thanks for a good laugh and the memories you guys rock way to go !!! Joe ❤😂😂😅😊

[@hant2661]

the whole Internet is proud of you, marembo

[@Shelterjam8]

Hood Nature, never doubt him with animal facts. But this is enjoyable to hear

[@Kissameassa538]

The best chest beater I have heard is Shabani, he is not in the wild but he is brilliant at it. ❤️🇬🇧

[@lazysayso]

I’ve watched so much xmen as a kid, Patrick Stewarts voice is easily recognizable with no visual lol 😅

[@floydmartyres9157]

That chick taking notes few feet from them gorillas like it's no biggie

[@zenzylok]

Fascinating creatures.

[@MegaDiannah]

I was today years old when I realized that they sounded like that when they beat their chest!

[@castlehillcredit198]

“She belongs to the jungle” 🤣 (future voice)

[@connor3284]

Chest beating in your imagination: BOOM BOOM BOOM Chest beating in real life: plupplupplup

[@Rockhound6165]

The reason why the chest beats are just "pop, pop, pop" is because male gorillas have pouches in their chest that inflate. Then they cup their hands instead of using their palms. This makes the popping sound. The 'pop' sound goes farther then thumps.

[@thatsthat2612]

My god, im more fascinated at how this woman goes about life with her giant balls of steel.

[@aaarith7583]

Baby on her back is sooooooo cute I'm obsessed

[@lilmusicman2926]

can there be longer versions of this

[@HeavyWingz]

Don’t worry about her king 👑🤩

[@SL-cl9gt]

Human and gorilla guys share more in common than either wishes to admit.

[@informationyes]

No we literaly dont, human social dynamics are completely different

[@fatherpoochie2454]

Cheer up Marambo, just ask yourself "what would Harambe do?"

[@loafe4302]

i just finished reading the One and Only Ivan and i was wondering what the chest beatings would sound like in real life. Wow.

[@zackel-sayegh7714]

Its a great book

[@TheStellalove89]

There's no way I'd get that close

[@pilipinasangbayanko7097]

morambo great fighter

[@joejackson2437]

I LOVE THESE BEAUTIFUL CREATIONS!!!

[@makaylaserrano7]

bro i’m more afraid of all those bugs flying than the gorillas🤣

[@xubious]

I just noticed that if you type a comment and then hold backspace on your phone it sounds just like the chest beating

[@calvinrr4087]

Being lost in the jungle: hearing bubbles noises

[@kiksonmartinec9656]

1:02 she carefully writes down every move,fewe feet away from silverback.

[@informationyes]

This beating noise would creep you out in the night

[@informationyes]

@SunnyDaze-uq8ed Why would I be scared of my own noises I know I'm making?

[@minkatet3098]

WOW WOW

[@brotherlittlefoot2216]

Human goes to study gorillas,traveling a great distance.Human arrives and the Silverback is like,"Really,really bad timing,human."

[@MagicianMovies1992]

Gorillas are my favorite apes.

[@chomusuke4839]

POV : You came hear after hearing the chest beat on Tiktok/KZbinShorts

[@christmasgojira2916]

when you dont exspect someone to be named after a giant kaiju MOTHRA

[@daphnerodriguez9980]

AMAZING THANKS YOU GOODNESS 🌟❤️🖤💚🤎 FAMILY DAPHNE COTTON ALWAYS 💜,WOW!

[@jojostoenail2162]

The equivalent of a lion roaring after winning a fight

[@danieltossounian1962]

She doesn’t seem the least but impressed …Haha …I can relate.

[@bungholio1586]

Is this Winston's family?

[@sircoochie1126]

Bulgaria Ball yeah but I think he won't remember them

[@LuckyVoodoo1]

In the end She’s like…you over reacted, I wasn’t doing anything, go an clean yourself 😂

[@billysmith5409]

The chest beat sound is so not that I expected.

[@ClarkKent-zm3qz]

I was expecting drum sounds My childhood is a lie !

[@rojeezee]

Oh he ran from one tree to another can’t forget to write that down *scribbles furiously in what seems to be the smallest notepad ever made with a pen that’s almost totally dry*

[@Jetman27]

Wait what? Its popopopopop and not *BOMBOMBOMBOM* ?!

[@SancDeDraca]

The more I watch great ape docus the more it hits home that it's all about biology, with socialization coming in as a far second.

[@informationyes]

For gorilla humans have differnet and far more complex social structures and behvaoirs not to mention capacity for reason, fairness and logic

[@informationyes]

@SunnyDaze-uq8ed Not really with the endless scientific data we have

[@uggggggghhhhh]

All those mosquitoes. This is hell

[@ChoobChoob]

This sounds like a field log from Ensign Picard.

[@cartkart1]

“No bb don’t join the other group I can’t live without you bb”

[@fgdj2000]

Is that Patrick Stewart narrating? Marvelous. Intriguing. Engage!

[@sonnguyen6053]

look at all dem gains

[@mrboni5]

All Kiiiiinnndzz!!!

[@AmazinglyAwkward]

I get lost studying a gorillas face, it amazes me just how human they are. We’re really not that far off genetically

[@adrienneadams7758]

We share 97% of the same DNA same with orangutans and chimpanzees

[@AmazinglyAwkward]

@@adrienneadams7758 We share 98% with gorillas and 99% with bonobos and chimps according to a recent study

[@informationyes]

@@adrienneadams7758 Yeah but we also share 60% DNA to a benanna, DNA isnt just abotu componants but how their organised and thats what makes us so incredibly different despite only 3% as the components of the dna are organised differently

[@informationyes]

@@AmazinglyAwkward But what they dont mention Is its also about then DNA orginisation of the these components that makes a creature different

[@carolopiyo2487]

Lol, the females have a wandering eye or should I say ear.

[@ehill1536]

Me at the club at 4am.

[@Anonymous-ti5yb]

Girls man. Can't do nothing to win them over 😂