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tblue37

(65,490 posts) Sun Jul 17, 2022, 11:14 AM Jul 2022

Silverback gorilla gently petting a groundhog:

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Silverback gorilla gently petting a groundhog: (Original Post) tblue37 Jul 2022 OP

Consciousness on display,. c-rational Jul 2022 #1

Gorillas really have an exaggerated reputation for violence and aggression. Aristus Jul 2022 #2

And we share more DNA with chimps than with gorillas. wnylib Jul 2022 #3

c-rational

(2,596 posts)

1. Consciousness on display,.

Reply to tblue37 (Original post)

Sun Jul 17, 2022, 04:27 PM

Jul 2022

Aristus

(66,467 posts)

2. Gorillas really have an exaggerated reputation for violence and aggression.

Reply to tblue37 (Original post)

Sun Jul 17, 2022, 05:12 PM

Jul 2022

It's the chimpanzees you really need to watch out for. Murderous, unpredictable, and two-and-a-half times as strong as a human being. Chimps are the real murder-apes.

Gorillas are beautiful...