Would 100 Men Beat One Gorilla In A Fight? Here’s What Experts Say
The post Would 100 Men Beat One Gorilla In A Fight? Here’s What Experts Say appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. Topline Social media users are fiercely debating who would win in a hypothetical matchup—one gorilla, or 100 men—and although experts agree one gorilla is clearly stronger than one man, the sheer numbers of the fight would likely leave the gorilla at a disadvantage. Social media users are debating whether 100 men could defeat one gorilla. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana, … More File) Copyright 2019 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. Key Facts A gorilla would come to the fight boasting more physical strength, much stronger jaw muscles and thick skin that is tough to penetrate, Tara Stoinski, president and CEO and chief scientific officer for the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund, told Forbes, adding even if the men win, they probably wouldn’t all walk away alive. Adult male gorillas, known as silverbacks, can weigh more than 400 pounds, and Stoinski said they are estimated to be about four to 10 times as strong as humans. “It’s just an issue of sheer numbers,” Stoinski said, adding the human capability to strategize, coordinate and multitask would lend an advantage the gorilla may not be able to overcome if it were surrounded on all angles. Stoinski said gorillas are typically calm and known as “gentle giants,” citing their family-oriented nature, but would fight back to defend their family if cornered, stating their “size and strength is for a reason.” Stacy Rosenbaum, an assistant professor of anthropology at the University of Michigan, where she teaches about primate behavior, told Forbes an additional problem the gorilla may face is it would “certainly get tired, and probably fairly quickly,” because gorillas are “not endurance athletes” in the way humans are. Rosenbaum cited a viral simulation a user posted on X that demonstrates humans approaching the gorilla in waves of a few at a time, stating the gorilla could…
The post Would 100 Men Beat One Gorilla In A Fight? Here’s What Experts Say appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com.
Topline Social media users are fiercely debating who would win in a hypothetical matchup—one gorilla, or 100 men—and although experts agree one gorilla is clearly stronger than one man, the sheer numbers of the fight would likely leave the gorilla at a disadvantage. Social media users are debating whether 100 men could defeat one gorilla. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana, … More File) Copyright 2019 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. Key Facts A gorilla would come to the fight boasting more physical strength, much stronger jaw muscles and thick skin that is tough to penetrate, Tara Stoinski, president and CEO and chief scientific officer for the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund, told Forbes, adding even if the men win, they probably wouldn’t all walk away alive. Adult male gorillas, known as silverbacks, can weigh more than 400 pounds, and Stoinski said they are estimated to be about four to 10 times as strong as humans. “It’s just an issue of sheer numbers,” Stoinski said, adding the human capability to strategize, coordinate and multitask would lend an advantage the gorilla may not be able to overcome if it were surrounded on all angles. Stoinski said gorillas are typically calm and known as “gentle giants,” citing their family-oriented nature, but would fight back to defend their family if cornered, stating their “size and strength is for a reason.” Stacy Rosenbaum, an assistant professor of anthropology at the University of Michigan, where she teaches about primate behavior, told Forbes an additional problem the gorilla may face is it would “certainly get tired, and probably fairly quickly,” because gorillas are “not endurance athletes” in the way humans are. Rosenbaum cited a viral simulation a user posted on X that demonstrates humans approaching the gorilla in waves of a few at a time, stating the gorilla could…
What's Your Reaction?
