How Strong is a Gorilla Compared to a Human?

How Strong is a Gorilla Compared to a Human?
In today’s video, we’ll be asking and answering a question that a lot of us have on our minds. How strong is a gorilla compared to a human? So, let’s get speculating!
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[@PinnaclePete]

You didn't mention that ape muscle insersions to the bone are attached differently to those in humans. Their slightly different attachment points gives them more leverage off the bone fulcrums. This alone gives them a HUGE advantage in strength compared to humans!

[@markiyanhapyak349]

THanKS!

[@dingfeldersmurfalot4560]

Yeah I was waiting for that too. Same with chimps.

[@Dellzions]

@@markiyanhapyak349 YOur WElcoME!

[@kevindavis5966]

In particular, the biceps inserts a bit further distally on the radius bone, allowing for the increased leverage mentioned. This makes them particularly well suited to climbing.

[@dingfeldersmurfalot4560]

@@kevindavis5966 Not to mention pull-ups. Chimps are feared in Crossfit competitions.

[@xoruk7451]

Most people talking bs here have never seen a Gorilla in person. When you are actually in front of the animal you see exactly how robust and solidly built it is. It is a frightening sight. A Silverback male is literally built like an industrial refrigerator, his forearms and pectorals are very well developed and their grip strength is straight up monstrous, hardened calloused knuckles from walking on them all day. People saying xyz person can "knock out" a gorilla are utterly clueless. Gorillas have no necks, and their heads are a literal fortress of bone. The browridge alone should give you a clue. Look up a gorilla skull and tell me you can feasibly give it a concussion without breaking your own knuckles.

[@evangelicalsnever-lie9792]

"LITERALLY" built like an industrial refrigerator." 😂

[@Jsmash88808]

​@@evangelicalsnever-lie9792yeah I hate it when someone says "literally" right before speaking figuratively.

[@xoruk7451]

Shii look like the CEOs of grammar are here.. y'all can literally and figuratively sck on my big black 🎱🎱 tho

[@Jsmash88808]

@@xoruk7451 just because you are allowed to respond like a pubescent child... doesn't mean you should. Hopefully you can learn something from us, and use it to avoid looking like a jack ass in the future.

[@Koen75NL]

Everyone's literally posting comments here, crazy stuff.

[@colinmckinnon6347]

I'm 6ft 5 and weigh 20 stone and have benched 400lbs but when I saw a silverback gorilla in the Barcelona zoo in the flesh I was in awe of its size and power and I felt like a child, it looked like it could use me as a toothpick 💪💪Respect 👍✌️

[@Jdub3amigo]

Wtf is stone bro y’all out here weighing yourselves in rocks now

[@seansuarez772]

​@@Jdub3amigolol

[@TheRetiredVeteran]

@@Jdub3amigo Look it up, it is an English measurement.

[@rosstee]

@@Jdub3amigo Wtf is pounds bro y’all out here weighing yourselves in money now

[@dnjj1845]

​@@Jdub3amigo1 stone = 14 lbs. Educate yourself

[@GenghisClaus]

That's like asking "how strong is an adult compared to a baby?"

[@eemage9476]

At the Miami Zoo, keepers often throw coconuts at the gorillas for the entertainment of visitors. Gorillas peel coconuts with their bare hands with the same ease as a human peels a banana. The strength and hardness of the fingers penetrating the coconut is extraordinary. The whole process of shelling a coconut takes them 3 or 4 seconds.

[@jazzymars30]

You have any videos

[@eemage9476]

@@jazzymars30 Nope, I am that rare person who keeps the smartphone in his pocket with the idea of enjoying the panorama better.

[@jazzymars30]

@@eemage9476 so its safe to say you’re lying?

[@dexcript]

Wow!!!

[@eemage9476]

@@jazzymars30 If the lack of a video makes me the liar, then I've been a liar all my life.

[@OCRay1]

Imagine putting them through weight training. Can’t even imagine how strong they could become

[@vsjunior3517]

imagine putting them in front of a tv playing video game all day long

[@vsjunior3517]

@@markaspen its call metabolism,...

[@Numinor31]

hahah as a gym rat i have wondered the same thing way back

[@AodhMacRaynall-dr1sf]

A gorilla will fuck you up!

[@c0Y0te78]

lol... i just though the same thing when typing my comment i was like... exactly ! and now if we learn Gorilla's marshal ART and let him go in to MMA i guess he would feel lonely as no one is willing to step into the Cage... i know i sure wouldn't ! what a machine of a BEAST... when i am at the ZOO and i see it up close how freaking jacked they really are ! Instant intimidation knowing they are strong enough to crack bulletproof glass and we as humans would only break our first and arms trying Live long and prosper,

[@Dan-fu9uy]

Silly to even try to compare this, worked at a zoo in my youth. I watched a 90lbs female chimpanzee flip an 1100 lbs concrete bench completely airborne during a rage event. Gorilla at the same zoo sat down and pulled a 3 foot long 18" tree stump out of poured concrete. Male Orangutan slipped one finger through the bars and snapped a hardwood broom handle he managed to snag that was too close. I could go on with numerous animal stories.

[@254967conwell]

There's a video of two female gorillas fighting and the huge silverback twice the size of the females who were fighting rushed them and knew who started the fight. He pinned her to the ground and just held her down for a few seconds until she calmed down. He could've killed her but was giving her a timeout and soon let her up. He let them both know who was the pack leader and did not tolerate any violence among his wives. The speed he showed in running to the fight and which he pinned her was breathtaking

[@garnettbrown]

Indeed. I saw that video. Very impressive. Very few if any human beings will be able to react to the speed of the silverback coming towards themselves.

[@jagdishprajapati9574]

send me the link please@@garnettbrown

[@Richie_Alpha_Rabbit69]

Sound like a Friday night with my wife and mistress

[@daveski7]

Cool but sounds like anthropomorphism. He probably just wanted to get in on the action

[@chuckcookus]

@@daveski7 kzbin.infoFKsOzgpy7bU

[@dassechsteelement9989]

The hands and grip are not only strong because they are used for climbing, but also because they are used for walking

[@jadezee6316]

try climbing a tree with a 200 pound weight on your back...then watch a 400 pound gorilla climb a tree as easily as a squirrel and you will understand the strength of those arms

[@alxdava2004]

​@jadezee6316 start climbing from your infancy, and you'll get there also. They don't carry extra weight but their own, so you should too.

[@tchoythao1730]

The weight people say they can lift is theoretical. They can’t lift a car. People forget that gorillas don’t know form or proper lifting techniques. Same reason why they can’t use a branch like a baseball bat or throw weaker than a human toddler.

[@dassechsteelement9989]

@@tchoythao1730 That's an interesting point! Can there be a strength discipline where humans are better than gorillas?

[@ghz4550]

a human with ak 47 is stronger

[@rickyjayster2586]

A gorilla is naturally gifted with his feats, Eddie Hall worked his life to reach his height of human limits

[@marcogozziniturelli9722]

Esatto,Eddy solo una volta con steroidi è riuscito a sollevare 500 kg,un uomo normale che mangia solo vegetali frutta, senza mai arrampicare sugli alberi e spostare cose pesanti, non solleva nemmeno 80 kg.I gorilla non vivono su alberi ma a terra,mangiano sempre ma si muovono poco,non come altre scimmie.Gia i grandi scimpanzé maschi sono più forti di un uomo

[@JokerScribe]

Not naturally for humans to be so sedatary like we are nowadays.

[@clinicaltranscription1190]

@@JokerScribe- makes me wonder how strong a Neanderthal would be if had a time machIne, to bring back one of their 'alphas' 😎They were smaller on average 5' 5" and 170 lbs, but I bet they were strong AF, although likely no match for a gorilla

[@user-zh9st7dl4h]

A silverbacks strength, and ferocity, and speed would destroy the strongest human in seconds . The comparison is silly .

[@susman791]

yes but also important to remember that gorillas' habitats are getting destroyed while areas are increasing also based on the Olympics 100 years ago its safe to say that people are getting bigger stronger and faster I understand that Olympians use steroids to some degree today but 100 years ago steroids where legal and everyone was using them in Olympics and yet people beat a lot of there scores and are taller and heavier my point is that I wouldn't be surprised another 100 years from now gorillas will be 280lbs on average and humans will be taller and heavier then we are right now and a super juiced strongman might be able to lift more than them, Eddie hall already is 700lbs behind the documented gorrila in terms of lifting ability.

[@justiceprevail1552]

I remember as a child going to Bensons Wild Animal farm in Hudson New Hampshire. They had a Gorilla named Colossus who was a huge nearly 500 lb. Silverback. I remember him taking a car tire and tossing it against a wall and having it come back and bounce off his chest. Gorilla strength is estimated to be about 10 times their body weight. Fully grown silverbacks are actually stronger than 20 adult humans combined. A Silverback gorilla can lift 4,000 lbs. (1,810 kg) on a bench press, while a well-trained man can only lift up to 885 lbs. (401.5 k A person would have no chance whatsoever against a Gorilla.

[@TheDragonNixon]

Straight out of quick google search haha

[@v4v819]

I could take that silverback! That stu0pid gorilla got nothing on me!

[@mystyle8753]

​​@@TheDragonNixonyeah you grt those results on the first page on google searching hahha.. However i dont undertand how 1800 kg is 20 times 400kg or even 200 or whatever. However lifting weight of the ground in a specific position is one thing, and having ridiculous power in the arms and body is completely different thing.there is no doubt a gorilla can easily rip the arms of the people with strongest tendons because of their tremendous powerful tendons/bones and grip.

[@TheDragonNixon]

@@mystyle8753 it's probably comparing it to an average person, which probably lifts 70 kg. Anyway, I am still shocked how they can bench press 1800 kg??? It's ridiculous but awesome at the same time

[@neilrobertson811]

@@TheDragonNixon They can't. They're strong but not that strong. 5-10x average (not powerlifter) human strength is a proper scientific estimate with chimps around 1.5 to 2x. A gorilla once lifted 1800 *pounds* not kilos and that wasn't a bench press.

[@MrFchank]

This is absolutely ridiculous. There is no human on earth,no matter how big and bad they think they are,that could last 30 seconds in a fight with a silver back gorilla. No way, no how. The gorilla would pound any man into a bloody mass in seconds!!

[@gd4614]

Mike tyson was saved by a zoo guard he wanted to fight a gorilla

[@trevertravis8963]

Did you watch the video?

[@ThomasCassonActor]

I know a lad who is hard as hell down my end.

[@randybonner9870]

Well first you got to unlock his cage

[@jimfoard5671]

What about Tarzan?

[@tukwasese6232]

A silver back gorilla can take the punch of the strongest human to the face with ease 😂😂😂 but the reverse can't be said of the human

[@robertcoggeshall3071]

The gorilla would have ripped the punchers arm off before he could connect, lol 😂😂.

[@emiledoumbia9684]

You forgot the bones.

[@sachinsinghchauhan9861]

UberReem will knock out gorilla

[@shoeplayisbad1]

True but strength does not mean a strong punch, punching power is all technique

[@listenup2882]

A silver-haired him can take the punch of the strongest gorilla to the face with unease.

[@mack1691]

A gorilla can literally rip entire body parts off and break bones with ease. There’s no contest.

[@FLAME4564]

Indeed nicely well said

[@user-oj4ll2bf6k]

Chimpanzees are the strongest of all primates, in terms of weight to muscle strength. they are only 30-70% stronger than humans. This is what scientists studying the muscle tissue of primates say. the gorilla has even weaker muscles than the chimpanzee, primarily due to its vegetarian diet. If you put a 200 kg male gorilla and a 200 kg human male powerlifter side by side, there will be very little advantage for gorilla.

[@mack1691]

@@user-oj4ll2bf6k one gorilla can overpower 6 men, and another thing 90% of statistics are made up on the spot, which I’m sure yours are. A gorilla would freaking dismantle a human, but the reason there is no record is because no human is dumb enough to fuck with one. Cheers.

[@skaterboi65]

It's an insurmountable gap in power

[@skaterboi65]

​@@markaspenlmao bro they'd rule the world

[@oliviervanoeveren6348]

Even just looking at their skeleton, there's little competition in terms of strength, and it's ridiculous to state that just the biceps and triceps are stronger in particular. All these points contribute to exponentially higher strength: - higher type IIx muscle fiber ratio - thicker bones with higher density - higher torque on the joints due to point of origin to insertion - higher absolute weight - MUCH higher FFMI (fat free mass index) It's like comparing ourselves to a strictly vegetarian bear. In a fight, we'd break like a twig

[@icicicles]

So the Silverback is 5'6", now try to imagine a 10-12 ft Sasquatch in the Pacific Northwest.

[@RCSTILE]

If you truly want to see the difference in strength, take a 350-400 lb power lifter such as Eddie Hall, who is incredibly strong, and see if he can navigate his way through the structures in a gorilla enclosure that are designed to give the gorilla exercise, especially climbing exercise. I have seen videos of silverbacks pulling themselves 20' up a tree with a rope with no more effort than it would take them to walk 20 feet across the ground.

[@Tattle-by-Tale]

That's not even a difference in strength, that's a different kind of strength. Muscles exercised in very different ways. A Gorilla would outclass most humans in climbing however Brian Shaw lifted 2000lb's in a barrel lift as well as leg pressing a 2000lb car last year.

[@naithngr81-jh2bb]

@@Tattle-by-Tale A gorilla couldnt lift that weight?

[@FreightMan08]

@@Tattle-by-Tale In other words, the gorilla would STILL be significantly stronger than a human, as RCSTILE suggested in his comment to begin with. 🙄

[@Tattle-by-Tale]

@@FreightMan08 No, in other words, it's not comparable. The gorilla is stronger in some ways, the humans are stronger in others. 🙄

[@Tattle-by-Tale]

@@naithngr81-jh2bb No, and they can't throw things very hard either. Part of it is the skeletal structure, part of it is the muscles being developed for entirely different purposes.

[@j.b.macadam6516]

When dealing with a Silverback Gorilla, it's all about respect!

[@Hentai-Semite]

No. When dealing with them ,lay down ,like in a rug prayer,as sign of submission. Dont move.

[@VoltConker]

Maybe a shoot in the head make a Gorilla respect humans, we are the Apex predator they are just food

[@jr.fidelcastro8890]

Hands up!

[@shaundouglas2057]

And bananas, lots and lots of bananas.

[@stephenkalatucka6213]

Don't make eye contact. They consider it a challenge. "Respect mah authoritah!"

[@user-sj3uf2ld5e]

After a silverback gorilla walks in your house. It’s definitely not your house anymore.

[@Paraclycopin]

i mean well, if you have a tool(you obviously should unless well, you know) to kill it then it's obviously not their fuckin territory

[@turkishpunisher6386]

My niney thinks different.

[@richarddefortune1329]

​@@Paraclycopin if you try using the tool then miss...😂

[@hanabal898]

I mean of it's my house my hunting rifle still says its my house.

[@BlueEyedVibeChecker]

Delusional rednecks in the comment section: "Hey Harambe, lookie at mah AR15!" Any gorilla looking for a fight: That's cute.

[@aaroncourchene4384]

I once knew a guy who arm wrestled a gorilla. Twice. He ran out of arms for a third match☹️!

[@bradgrier4228]

Gorillas are such awesome creatures and the SILVERBACK IS SO MAJESTIC! I've heard on several occasions that Gorillas are mostly quite peaceful if ppl don't attempt to hurt them or their young.

[@j.g545]

they are smarter than 50% of the humans....

[@Onslaught17]

Not only are Gorillas considerably larger than a Human, but their muscle is MUCH denser and they have FAR MORE fast twitch muscle fibres within these muscles. An average Silverback is probably 3-4x stronger than Eddie Hall.

[@annakessler9372]

U also need to add that the gorilla does nto take hormons and steroids like eddie hall does. must suck to be someone to be compared to a gorilla. lol

[@jadezee6316]

only an idiot would compare a gorilla to a human strength wise@@annakessler9372

[@jimibones178]

Are you sure about the fast twitch fibers?

[@Onslaught17]

@@jimibones178 Yes. We have very little when compared to the other Great Apes. It’s the reason why even male Chimpanzees are considerably stronger than any man, despite being smaller than the average man.

[@godfusiongoku2319]

420lb Bodybuilder beat the Fuck out of this 350lb gorilla Haha

[@EdwardsNH]

I was rather disappointed that they didn't give even estimated numbers for testosterone, just said they were a lot higher. So after doing a search... About 10x higher. Highest testosterone levels go to the bull shark which is hundreds of times higher. Adult men 3-9.5 ng/ml - Bull sharks about 360 ng/ml

[@JayzsMr]

Would be more accurate to compare non juiced humans

[@lesrestall807]

Like you?

[@bryanlongshore6198]

The biggest body builder, or weight lifter in the world would lose....they have too much beef for their bone structure......in other words.....humans of any size are much more lightly built with a smaller bone structure than a gorilla....Gorillas size and power is in their bone structure....a bigger lever has more power....

[@deltalima6703]

Eddie halls testosterone comes in a little vial, he is a poor comparison, nothing natural about him.

[@jasonito23]

Well, you have to compare the average Silverback Gorilla in it´s habitat surviving with the average man in Wal-mart in his scooter.

[@johnyurick8785]

😂😂😂😂

[@frankcastellanos]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@derrickrobinson7269]

Brother 💀

[@MECX3490]

Amen😂😂😂😂

[@smileei]

Average man in wal mart has a gun 🗿

[@jimfoard5671]

I always suspected Tarzan was embellishing his stories.

[@elgrande3934]

Gorillas are actually very docile and attacks on humans are almost unheard of. They will engage in bluff charges but an actual attack by a gorilla is unlikely.

[@brettbanta2100]

There once was a gorilla that worked out at my local gym, he could bench a shitload. Nice fella

[@user-yc1vy6pt2u]

😂😂

[@CodeNameV13]

Was that 'A Gorilla'?

[@Shazza2024]

A gorilla could literally disassenble him though

[@KentPetersonmoney]

imagine if Gorillas actually lifted weights? Make you wonder how much stronger they could get.

[@bmt4628]

That applies to every animal

[@HClbn]

I think somebody like Jon Jones can destroy a gorilla in a fight

[@ewhorn4359]

​@@HClbnyou're joking right? RIGHT?!

[@KG-vf3ht]

How can you fight without any arms the gorilla would literally rip his arms off.

[@robertcoggeshall3071]

They'd have to have some pretty heavy weights.

[@donemigholzjr.7344]

Jack LaLanne (Godfather of fitness) I think in the early 70s, did a test with a silverback gorilla. He put a banana in a glass drawer held shut with two garage springs. Jack could barely get the drawer to move, pulling on the handle as hard as he could. The gorilla opened the drawer with ease one-handed and pulled out the banana.

[@donemigholzjr.7344]

@@adamcohen4864 At the time Jack LaLanne was considered one of the strongest fitness men on TV. He pulled and pulled and could barely move the drawer with the banana in it, but the gorilla opened it one-handed with ease.

[@GMEOK]

I knew gorillas were badass but i got chills with your description. Loved the vid and now subscribed. Ty!

[@newsmith]

I still remember the time my high school went to the Toronto Zoo and saw Charles. (Pretty sure he was not a silverback). A classmate was teasing him and Charles got rather upset and then slammed both fists on the glass. Thankfully it held but even 30 years later, I still remember everyone scattering. If he wanted to, he could have broken through but I think he made his point.

[@sigiligus]

I suspect the people in the comments who think they could beat a fucking gorilla in a fight have not changed their fire alarm batteries in quite some time.

[@chazzlidell1492]

Actually, man can easily defeat a Silverback. Remember Neanderthals come a long way from sticks and stones. Man has the weaponry to dispatch any living thing on earth.

[@ThouSwell-zx3fd]

@@chazzlidell1492 obviously

[@joshjordan1486]

i seen a white guy say it too.

[@chazzlidell1492]

@ also a nuclear missile with 500 melatonin yield strength 💪 can wipe out all gorillas and humans too

[@bobbywise2313]

​@@chazzlidell1492500 melatonin yield may not kill you but you would get some much needed sleep.

[@rtrt7409]

Gorilla has empathy. They avoid unnecessary violence. They are forgiving and tolerant.

[@korgond]

Power of wild animals are beyond of your imagination

[@keithwalker4639]

The gorilla needs no steroids!😂

[@ThePhysicalReaction]

"they have a muscular body" confirmed

[@Scp-682-]

@@ThePhysicalReactionyep they don’t need steroids they are steroids

[@theliam3786]

But what would happen if they did take steroids?

[@Scp-682-]

@@theliam3786 we’d all be dead and the hulk would become real

[@wisdomking6109]

​@@Scp-682-like really!!😂

[@user-zm9gc1kt8b]

A Gorilla could snap a man's arm like a twig

[@TomCruz54321]

A gorilla could literally tear a human's limbs off and break every bone in his body.

[@Timberwoodx]

@@TomCruz54321Samson could beat a gorilla

[@_.thealtbutton._3483]

​​@@Timberwoodxyes

[@goldenmoonhorizon4086]

@@Timberwoodx But not King Kong, lol!

[@marlan5470]

Gorillas are super fast and super agile. Wonderful creatures.

[@bryancrosby6709]

Don't4️⃣4Forget🦍Super🇺🇸Soldier!!##️⃣

[@MADMAN-bg3zj]

Next fight: House Lizard vs. Nile Crocodile

[@Horse-and-Butterfly]

This was a very nice way of saying 'no, a human cannot defeat a gorilla in combat, it can only respectfully bow down and back away to save its own life'

[@nr63kish]

All it takes is a crude weapon. They're far stronger, we're far smarter. A spear, a club with a rock at the end, yes, humans can defeat gorillas in combat, and it's why we dominate the world and they're in small areas munching on vegetation.

[@godfusiongoku2319]

Dude 400lb bodybuilder will destroys 350lb gorilla

[@Horse-and-Butterfly]

@@godfusiongoku2319 you think 50 lbs difference between an animal that only knows survival and another one that may not even know how to fight recreationally is enough? a female lion can take down a wildebeest many times her size haha. either way, I'd pay to watch your body builder against a gorilla :)

[@benefactor4309]

Imagine a 5'5" tall guy who weighs 180 kilos and can run faster than most olympian atheletes.

[@PowerLevelOG]

A Peak human?

[@sharpballer7751]

A gorilla doesn't run on 2 legs like humans

[@HClbn]

UFC fighters like Jon Jones or Francis Ngannou can destroy a gorilla in a fight

[@my_father_sorry_i_am_lying_now]

​@@HClbnkid 😂

[@HClbn]

@@my_father_sorry_i_am_lying_now why you like kid?

[@patg3424]

I seen 2 silverback gorillas fight and years ago. One rushed the other and was able to lift him up and throw him a few feet. He weighed 600 pounds. We used to watch them bite through 1 inch plant stalks like nothing.

[@DenH-yo4bp]

Silverback gorilla is around 370-400 lbs. Not even close to 600 lbs.

[@think7220]

@@DenH-yo4bpOn average, yes. But ones in captivity can get up to 500-600+.

[@zh6232]

Lol still....can you imagine weighing 370 and someone being strong enough to throw you a few feet in the air!? 😂

[@DenH-yo4bp]

@@think7220 No, in captivity they are too around 370-400 lbs, really big ones can be 440 lbs. Only obese gorilla can be 500-600 lbs and gorillas don't throw each others to air just like that, so there is no need to lie all the time.

[@angelodavid4282]

@@DenH-yo4bp Yeah. Story ...smells.

[@thegreenmercenary]

Now I'm picturing a gorilla bench pressing a hippopotamus 😂

[@derrickroberts1054]

Really Enjoy your Narration as well as your Insightful Videos, Thanx Much.

[@dipereira0123]

How strong is a gorilla compared to a human? YES!

[@Junketh71]

A gorilla on average can flip over a car; a human on average can't.

[@Eric-kk5bn]

Concisely stated

[@minimalself]

Even with gigantism could only dream that

[@susman791]

lol your funny a gorrila at most can lift 1,800 pounds the average car weighs 4,000 a gorilla cant flip a car 🤣

[@arthurblackhistoric]

@@susman791 . . The guy in the video said 1800 kilos, not pounds. You don't have to lift the whole car to flip it over.

[@glenwaldrop8166]

@@susman791 Most of the "up to" specs mentioned in this video are invalidated by later statements in this video. They pick the average human and the peak theoretical gorilla. I mean comparing sections of the video to itself invalidate the video. That said, two humans can grab the fenders of a typical car and slide the front or rear end around. Extremely conservative estimate of a gorilla's max strength puts it at five times a human. If my then 5"8/170 lbs self can move a car around in a shop with my 5"8 father on the other side it's pretty fair to say that a gorilla that outweighs me at least twice over can probably flip the car.

[@RichardKoenigsberg]

Wonderful series of videos on animals. Extremely intelligent and entertaining.

[@NicholasGuccione]

I remember when I was only 20 and was in Africa, I ran into a Silverback Gorilla. He eyed me up and down, and at first I was scared, but then I remembered I was a black belt in Tiger Schulmans Karate, and immediately got into my fighting stance! He didn't like that, and lunged towards me. I gave him a swift roundhouse to the face and that was it! Fight was over. (BTW), I'm writing this from the grave.

[@Reidar911]

Hehehe

[@potentially__9445]

🤦🏾‍♂️👍🏾😆😆😆😆😂😂😂😂🤣🤣

[@emmanuelmeyermeyer1083]

Get the boots it's getting deep on here.

[@peaceseeker9927]

After you threw the roundhouse the fight ended, then the dream ended and you woke up 😌

[@indydave1849]

You win todays internet trophy 😁🏆

[@michaelougarezos8963]

respect for this wonderful animal 🥰

[@blitzchamp3854]

Respect to the human & its wits for not confronting a dangerous animal...

[@sjayasrisjayasri324]

Superb content!! Awesome video

[@kaibigan7084]

The strongest feature is the power of the brain. Here, a gorilla has no match to a human being. Every creature on earth has its own most valuable asset.

[@tjakal]

I think a misunderstanding about animal strength is the belief that pound for pound their muscles are vastly different than ours, it's better understood in terms of how their skeleton and muscle anchor points provide them with unique mechanical advantages in certain tasks as a result of how those muscles are hung off their frame and how much work their muscles are able to generate in specific motions as a result. Thinking of our bodies as inherently weaker than other animals misses that our evolutionary adaptations are ones that optimizes us for endurance and traveling great distances over ground, not lifting heavy masses or swing from tree to tree.

[@shoeplayisbad1]

And animals have far more endurance and can go much further distance

[@RommeOfficial]

​@@shoeplayisbad1for most humans today sure. But, humans can in long distance out run every other land animal on the planet. It's thought that was how humans mainly hunted before the invention of ranged weapons. And there's even tribes still today who uses the same hunting method! They will select a target antilope etc. And then just run after it until it eventually falls over from exhaustion, since most animals are evolved for sprinting and can't keep the speeds up for very long.

[@tjakal]

@@shoeplayisbad1 Than sedentary modern humans? Most def. But humans who's strong and conditioned to the environment can hunt by running animals down. Our prey can get away from us easily ofc but spend too much energy in doing so and because they can't regulate their body heat by sweating the way we can we'll slowly exhaust them til they can no longer outpace us. it's known as 'Persistence Hunting' and some practice it to this day.

[@shoeplayisbad1]

@@RommeOfficial true to a point Wolves can go further and a few others

[@Squisky]

Okay. But we're talking about strength though?

[@rcc8506]

Remember reading somewhere that they gave a gorilla, a tractor tyre as a toy. He used to fling it around with ease and also TURN IT INSIDE OUT!!

[@cyberreality7774]

Hahahaha

[@mikegLXIVMM]

They don't call it "Gorilla Glue" for nothing!

[@sumo_smash727]

Eddie hall being mentioned is a automatic thumbs up Dudes a beast

[@jeffdumpster1470]

it's like comparing a bodybuilder to a little child

[@garyhempel6316]

just for the record , I have never shared any of my DNA with a gorilla...well there was this one time in band camp

[@Vergil_dark_Knight]

😅

[@pemj7360]

Nice one lol 😆 Can't remember the film but remember the girl lol 😆

[@tywright3849]

As he said at the start, "let's begin speculating." Which means, no one knows how much stronger this powerful animal is compared to a human. One thing is certain, it is by a very large margin.

[@richtigersoan]

I wouldn't wanna be punched by one of them 😮

[@shriharihudli8596]

@@richtigersoan Your head would literally be knocked off your shoulders.

[@76digno]

It was very educational and wonderful to watch. I appreciate it. I got to learn something new today.

[@Zoup009]

Without even watching this video, the weakest gorilla in the world can absolutely thrash the world's strongest man and leave him pounded into the dirt. Enough said.

[@martinm.438]

Well said

[@masoodrahimi6083]

It’s pretty self-explanatory

[@smileei]

Most animals can solo a human but ya humans have traded their strength for intelligence. Im sure past ancient human would be on par with gorilla

[@valiantwarrior1988]

Not the weakest gorilla no, but an adult weakest gorilla yea

[@cypriankassiankavera9227]

Ngannou will disagree

[@troyjenkins3886]

I sure wouldn't want to find out how strong a gorilla is first hand.😳

[@DenH-yo4bp]

Stronger than you, weaker than lion.

[@Omar-ly8me]

a gorilla is much stronger than a lion physically. just smaller.@@DenH-yo4bp

[@Timberwoodx]

@@DenH-yo4bpSamson could beat a goreila he killed a lion with his bear hands

[@brandonveltri2825]

Just for fun, it’d be interesting to compare King Kong and the average gorilla

[@DenH-yo4bp]

@@Timberwoodx Samson is fairy tale character🤦‍♂️🤣🤣🤣

[@memph7610]

Gorillas are just built different. Short legs leading to lower center of mass, and much longer arms. Bigger hands and skull. Thick fur. Wider hips, rib-cage and shoulders. Thicker joints. Thicker bones. Just a much more powerful frame to attach those amazing fast twitch muscles to.

[@Keith-M]

Good job narrating, David!

[@threeg6966]

Gorillas are majestic creatures. So fascinating to watch, so human like in so many ways. Much respect and admiration for the Gorillas.

[@seelenwinter6662]

i hope not ... to be like a human is really no good point... humans are the biggest fault from god ever.... the earth would be a muuuuuuuuch better place without humans...

[@michaeltroster9059]

And generally more intelligent than many humans.😋

[@Camcolito]

If you encounter a gorilla in the wild, know that they don't know how much of a badass you are. So you should puff up and stare down that gorilla, while shouting "Yeah, come get some!" as loudly as you can. If this doesn't work push the gorilla aggressively to show him who's boss.

[@juleskireeff4563]

.... _We gathered here to give a last tribute to Camcolito, savagely mauled down by a Gorilla. His overconfidence specific to humankind led him to think that he could and would be able to intimidate a 180 kg male Silverback Gorilla while shouting at it and pushing it aggressively. This terrible incident makes us realise that even though humans being are given the gift of superior intelligence to animals, they remain as a relatively weak specie for it's size even if well trained and remember that Gorilla's - although similar to us humans - are still animals stronger than us, their behavior might be unpredictable and can be extremly dangerous if they feel threatened._

[@Camcolito]

@@juleskireeff4563 ;) - I don't know about superior intelligence, I've met some dumb-ass motherf'ers in my time.

[@bryanlongshore6198]

Usually when I get into it with a Silverback Mountain Gorilla....I just lay back and use the Rope a Dope technique like Ali used on George Foreman......works everytime !!!!!

[@Camcolito]

@@bryanlongshore6198 "That all you got George?!!"

[@catclaw7462]

I normally get them into a neck hold they hate that 😅

[@BaldBloke]

Eddie Hall isn't a regular human, he is the 'BEAST' 💪

[@devdattamanjrekar3655]

But this beast will be a lamb in front of a Silverback Gorilla

[@EliteTvMan200]

he'd still get clapped

[@Ian-ym1rn]

ITS NEVER CROSSED MY MIND

[@deonshabani6373]

A gorilla is 4-9 times stronger than humans Great video. Please post one of my requests 1 Asian Lion vs Komodo Dragon 2 Saltwater Crocodile vs Dolphin 3 Black Panther vs African Lion

[@muharremkomikkabus2806]

1- Asiatic lion generally 2- Saltwater crocodile 3- African lion

[@ThouSwell-zx3fd]

@@muharremkomikkabus2806 well done

[@Mister008Gaming]

-Lion -Crocodile, assuming the dolphin is not a pilot whale, false killer whale, or orca -Lion

[@commonman4413]

If you look at the skeletons of gorillas, you will see reinforced protrusions where tendons, ligaments, and muscles can attach. The crest on their skull acts as an attachment for working their powerful jaws used for chewing more raw food. As our ancestors used tools we could grind food up externally and cook food to soften them up so over time our sagital crests disappeared. With these bone protrusions to anchor muscles they will always be at a strength advantage to humans.

[@wrongfullyaccused7139]

Men did not descend from apes. Evolution is only a theory. It is not scientific fact.

[@Man-rg8tb]

Some people may feel like they could beat anything. But if they face a Gorilla they instinctively change their mind, if not, rip.

[@Kriegeir]

I already knew some of this stuff but still learned something😄 a good educational video.👍

[@fookmyoldboots7208]

Gorillas can also jump higher than an average sized house. This is because of their powerful leg muscles and the fact that an average sized house cant jump.

[@truck5050]

😂

[@coolkidd723]

😂😂😂

[@ThePhysicalReaction]

everyone has a plan, until a silver back runs them down, rips one of their arms off, and puts 2 inch deep canine teeth through their side

[@dan-ws2sf]

As far as I know, there is no video evidence or eyewitness accounts of a silverback running down any human, especially an athletic one or tearing arms of ever and could they bite into a person with intent to kill or maim? Possibly, but would they. It all sounds grandiose🙄 but I wouldn’t mess with one

[@vijayvijay4123]

White men always exaggerate the wild animals. It all started with the tiger hunters of the colonial period

[@shoeplayisbad1]

​@@dan-ws2sfthere is evidence of chimps doing it

[@heroe1486]

​@@dan-ws2sf You say athletic ones like if it mattered even a bit, a kid has the same change than a HW UFC champion against a gorilla

[@kevinthomes1046]

@@heroe1486 You have lost your mind. A HW UFC champion has a chance. A kid as zero chance.

[@leonskum.5682]

I've seen a video of a hairless large ape. Absolutely staggering natural muscle mass and definition...obviously without steroids and weight training.

[@georgereasonproductions]

well presented good stuff was a joy to watch

[@stuartmc18]

I was hiking in the mountains of the Congo many years ago when I came across a large silverback. He went for me but I managed to get him in a headlock. After a minute of wrestling he backed down.

[@georgeshearer1412]

And then you woke up and had your cornflakes.

[@stuartmc18]

@@georgeshearer1412 I shared the cornflakes with the gorilla.

[@woolyhighlander7280]

That Gorilla looks a lot like my Mother in Law !

[@dodgeking9194]

lol

[@MICKEYISLOWD]

The Gorilla suddenly turns a corner and there he sees Mike Tyson. The Gorilla turns with its eyes gazing down towards the ground, pretending to eat grass to give off the mood of calmness, and as unthreatening as possible. No matter how much terror the Gorilla feels in these extraordinary tense and terrifying few moments, the Silverback must resist the urge to panic and bolt for its life, as doing so would result in an extremely destructive and explosive combination of left hooks and superheated uppercuts, rendering the Gorilla dazed and confused, only to suffer enormous bleeding of the brain followed shortly by Grand Mal seizure, coma and then death. Purse was set to Mountain Dew and some leafy veggies.

[@cuz_i_sedso9574]

Man vs gorilla would be like a 4yr old vs NFL lineman

[@EpicFortnitecancer]

😂

[@Durwood71]

There's a story about Mike Tyson asking his friend who worked at the zoo to let him fight one of the gorillas. Tyson's friend saved the boxer's life when he told him no.

[@catkeys6911]

I think that b.s. story insults Tyson's intelligence.

[@ct1762]

@@catkeys6911 "intelligence"... you mean the same guy that bit an ear off, spent $50million on Tigers and tropical fish, and beat his ex wife? that one?

[@Durwood71]

@@catkeys6911 Is it a BS story?

[@jamesmacpherson1182]

​@@ct1762and is a convicted rapist

[@sharkonwhisky]

@@catkeys6911 Google is your friend, this definitely happened.

[@markmorris76]

Amazing animals. Without weapons most humans would have a hard time against a 30 pound bobcat. A healthy gorilla would waste any human. But they're also very gentle in social situations. Lovely creatures.

[@890909509]

Average joe yeah but a training big and fitness man no have problem againt bobcats even raccoon or coyotes.

[@vijayvijay4123]

According to psychologist humans have an infantile need to exaggerate the strength of wild animals In a famous YT video, A Canadian farmer caught s bobcat barehanded . Humans are robust and have more stamina .

[@spfein]

A gorilla can succumb to a leopard the same way

[@raymondsublett3108]

@vijayvijay4123 of course a bobcat 😆, try doing that to an African lion or worse, Siberian tiger.

[@masoodrahimi6083]

@@spfein That’s usually because leopards execute sneak attacks on gorillas, a head on fight is a totally different story.

[@JonasRosenven]

Remeber, kids: If you meet a gorilla in the wild, immediately run up to it and slap its face to establish dominance.

[@EpicFortnitecancer]

😂

[@user-uu9rv7zw4t]

A full grown male silverback could defeat 20 large male humans at one time with ease, hell even 30 or more.

[@reelhawksstudio]

"The traveler's survival instincts kick in. They remember everything that they learned from this channel about Silverback gorillas and their temperament." 🤣🤣🤣

[@MrEmotional33]

I can vividly remember some scenes from the movie "Gorillas in the mist". That would help me a lot more ;-)

[@loserguy1022]

Silverback- Stronger than 20 adult humans combined. These guys would rip even a NFL sized guy apart like a piece of paper.

[@angelodavid4282]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@massivebeatzz]

absolute BS - a gorilla struggles to lift a cart - 20 men would flip a school bus..Gorilla is 2 x strength of a man.... nothing more.

[@susman791]

but there not its more around 6-7 still I have my money on the gorrila.

[@robatkinson2125]

Some sad people think that a human of any description could stand a chance against the Gorilla. Funny

[@godfusiongoku2319]

​@@robatkinson2125dude 420lb Bodybuilder can choked this silverback gorilla to death remember Fully Grown Silverback gorilla is 180kg while the Bodybuilder is 190kg if a Bodybuilder get a Chokehold behind a gorilla then Bodybuilder wins high diff because 420lb bodybuilder is larger than 180kg Silverback gorilla so gorilla can't throw away a man or rip the man's hands and bite the hands 190kg Bodybuilder can in theory can Choked 180kg Bodybuilder high diff

[@experimentalme7438]

Dude imagine a gorilla training for muscle strength and mass…

[@andoncroft5154]

I've heard an apparent documented case of gorilla being attacked by a group of chimps trying to kill the gorilla, however the gorilla fought back and apparently killed 5 chimps seriously injuring 4 more chimps and another 2 chimps died later of their injuries. Apparently the gorilla also had a nasty leg wound that later healed and had one testicle ripped off and a deep wound to the upper shoulder but healed aswell. Weather this actually happened I don't know but did heard a group of tourists who apparently heard the fight came across some dead and injured chimps and saw a huge gorilla limping away into a thicked. If ANYONE can tell me if this is a true documented case LET ME KNOW. Coz I've heard 3 ppl over the years talk about it 😮

[@horseblinderson4747]

This happens, typically it happens down foodchain though. Everyone assumes vegetarian, but most primates other than most humans practice in family downward cannibalism.

[@andoncroft5154]

@@horseblinderson4747 I know chimps are 5 to 7 times as strong as a human, bah a gorilla is 15 to 17 times as strong as a human so it's no surprise to me a gorilla can take on that many chimps and come out a winner despite having some injuries

[@travispadilla3972]

I heard of something like that at Joe rogan's podcast but it's still? True or not cuz we also have to understand chimpanzee or very strong

[@c.518]

​@@travispadilla3972 uncle joey weezing and talking about gorillas would be hilarious

[@fransthefox9682]

​@@andoncroft5154Chimps are 1.5 to 2 times as strong as humans. Not 5 to 7.

[@daliden]

I've read somewhere that gorillas and chimpanzees have different tendon attachment locations which gives them more strength but less accuracy.

[@DavidPetrovich108]

What an awesome and witty video!

[@stevea.8816]

Strong enough to watch them on a video and not face to face.

[@limitbreakeradam4076]

We're built for endurance running and complex minute dexterity. This is like saying if a Gorilla can challenge us in a marathon or chess. Silverback would lose.

[@horseblinderson4747]

What we really excel at is analytical thinking, the ability to postulate and answer questions; and yes as well as to endure. It's totally plausible that most domesticated animals became so simply by having a weakness assessed, then simply got ran down and the weakness exploited. Ie you jog down a horse for days, turn it's head down, (their atlas and axis bones are relatively weak), give it water while your buddy hobbles it and throw a lead on it. Bam we got us a horse.

[@shaundouglas2057]

Me personally i would rather have the strength of a great ape over human endurance. But I am an over the hill weight trainer here.

[@cristiannitu6009]

All the animals deserve love and respect !

[@shaundouglas2057]

Except hoop snakes.

[@jaidamann8365]

One of the reasons you give thanks before eating a nice steak.

[@davidflitcroft7101]

@@jaidamann8365 I agree. A total sacrifice is difficult to ignore for any intelligent Mind. Be thank-ful!

[@DoctorRevers]

Yes go vegan and get strong like Scott BurnHard

[@susman791]

@@DoctorRevers cant tell if this a joke or not but going vegan is super unhealthy.

[@Tha_Devil]

A gorilla’s strength is immeasurable

[@Loroths]

"The traveller's survival instincts kick in and, having remembered everything he learned from this channel..." 😂very smoothly done. I knew at this moment he'd get away safely.

[@abradfordajb]

Thanks for your tips. The NEXT time i run across a Silverback Gorilla i definitely won't stare him down. That was a big mistake last time ..... he proceeded to give me one hell of a whacking, and told me to bugger off in a most rude way. Lesson learned.

[@blackyboi2885]

imagine if silver back gorrillas worked together in large, coordinated army groups, similar to packs of wolves and used martial art like attacks and strikes AND did weight lifting...lol

[@spfein]

Russia came close to creating super saiyans

[@josephperkins4857]

We'd just gun,and bomb them into non existence

[@gobyfish1399]

Planet of the Apes. It's a movie, ..... oh thank God.

[@BlueRice]

they wont stand a chance...human have guns and nukes. BUT what if gorillas takes adderall and study physics and create dark matter bombs....

[@yodaddy9362]

You have a very stoner imagination

[@lenburns6287]

Years ago the Daily Mail newspaper had an 'answers to correspondents' section, and someone asked the question, how strong is a gorilla? A keeper at London zoo, who looked after Guy the gorilla, answered by quoting the story about moving Guy to a new enclosure. Apparently two keepers both tightened down the huge nuts on the thick steel cage bars with a massive spanner. When Guy entered his new home, after having a good look around, he came upon these huge nuts and easily started to unscrew them. The keepers quickly got Guy into another secure area. That is how powerfully strong gorillas are.

[@1Maddd2mackxxx]

A gorilla can probably bench press 4 g's the equivalent of two cars if it had handles

[@omni201]

I’m cautious about going up against a being with two fists. A gorilla has four. With the ability to crush any part of the human body to dust or pulp, depending on how it’s feeling that day.

[@massivebeatzz]

you would literally have to punch teh gorilla to pieces....with foot kicks..our feet are stronger than their arms -..and can break down doors.... you woudl need a large human male though 6g6 and 280lbs and up...with tree trunk legs and long arms....

[@shaundouglas2057]

@@massivebeatzz Still would not even be close I'm afraid.

[@austinjotahesq595]

@@massivebeatzz loooooooooooollll!!!!!

[@jeffalanvasconcellos3039]

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