Silver back Gorilla vs Black bear?
Which one do you think is stronger and would win more in a fight?
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Vodmeister wrote:Rickson1979.animalvsanimal wrote: Yeah thats right its your assumption which means nothing.Neither does yours. I've given you and everyone else proof on the size of the black bear,...
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I guess that the ape would have the advantage here. Having superior brain power, very long and highly powerful/dexterous arms, and a jaw that can crunch bamboo like paper, it seems to me the gorilla...
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TuskerTembo wrote:I guess that the ape would have the advantage here. Having superior brain power, very long and highly powerful/dexterous arms, and a jaw that can crunch bamboo like paper, it seems...
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Also..if we get in to aggression, I don't think the bear will surpass the gorilla, unless it's a mother with cubs..Anyone have any data to support/oppose my opinion?
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I actually think the bear would win at parity. This is taken from "Man the hunted" by D Hart and R W Sussman, who are well known primatologists. "His lifeless body was taken Mekerere Medical School...
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malikc6 wrote:TuskerTembo wrote:I guess that the ape would have the advantage here. Having superior brain power, very long and highly powerful/dexterous arms, and a jaw that can crunch bamboo like...
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TuskerTembo wrote:I guess that the ape would have the advantage here. Having superior brain power, very long and highly powerful/dexterous arms, and a jaw that can crunch bamboo like paper, it seems...
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Vodmeister wrote:TuskerTembo wrote:I guess that the ape would have the advantage here. Having superior brain power, very long and highly powerful/dexterous arms, and a jaw that can crunch bamboo like...
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I think gorillas possibly calculate their enemies sometimes. They even use sticks and rocks to attack their predators sometimes. Sometimes they know when they are outmatched as well and flee.
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malikc6 wrote:I think gorillas possibly calculate their enemies sometimes. They even use sticks and rocks to attack their predators sometimes. Sometimes they know when they are outmatched as well and...
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TuskerTembo wrote:malikc6 wrote:I think gorillas possibly calculate their enemies sometimes. They even use sticks and rocks to attack their predators sometimes. Sometimes they know when they are...
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Tuskertembo, do you have any data on aggression, testosterone, etc. of the two species?
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P Tigris wrote:Tuskertembo, do you have any data on aggression, testosterone, etc. of the two species?Afraid I don't have any data, but I have learned the primary cause of provocation of the two...
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malikc6 wrote:TuskerTembo wrote:malikc6 wrote:I think gorillas possibly calculate their enemies sometimes. They even use sticks and rocks to attack their predators sometimes. Sometimes they know when...
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I'm going to assume that if gorillas use tools like that for minority uses, most likely, they will also use it in conflicts.
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Neither animals are particularly aggressive though; Wilderness Predators of the Rockies: The Bond Between Predator and Prey By Mike Lapinski, Michael Lapinski - Page 39. Songs of the Gorilla Nation:...
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malikc6 wrote:I wonder whose bones are more denser.Here's data on the bone density of gorillas:http://www.gwu.edu/~hogwash/BW_PDFs/RP022.pdf On bears; (I have no data on black bears, but I do on...
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Good input Vodmeister, on both aggression and bones.
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Thanks Tusker, I would personally favour the black bear at parity for several reasons:Stronger Skeleton (assuming the black bear is build similarly to the brown bear, I don't see why this isn't a fair...
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