Tuttle, R. H. (1986). Apes of the world: their social behavior, communication, mentality and ecology. William Andrew. ISBN 978-0815511045. Uh, the above article is completely erroneous in a number of elements. 1. Gorillas have that big long pot belly because their gut is huge, far longer than a humans. That is what allows them to be a home to bacteria that can break down cellulose, and humans do not have the capacity for this. 2. The cellulose is not used by the gorilla, but the bacteria themselves are what actually provide the gorilla with protein. They require a huge mass of food, like most other herbivores, and unlike humans which require a calorie rich diet. 3. The foods they eat are not high in protein, except when they consume insects and the small animals they often eat. This is well documented, with long term studies including multi-year fecal samples. 4. The comment that carnivores must eat “ten times as much as an herbivore” must simply be some mad rave that failed to get edited out. a b Marchant, L. F.; Nishida, T. (1996). Great ape societies. Cambridge University Press. pp.226–227. ISBN 978-0521555364. Archived from the original on 27 June 2014 . Retrieved 4 July 2011.

The choroidal vessels of this Albino gorilla were fully visible and the doll was normal. The animal exhibited marked photophobia due to repeated blinding when exposed to illuminated light. In light of its dispersed biotope, we calculated that it blinks an average of 20 times per minute. “ In today's episode Big Fat Gorilla has returned from the grave and has blessed us with her thoughts and her thoughts only. Big Fat Gorilla sometimes struggles with the fact that men don't seem to understand a women's issue on the same level that she does. Do men just not get it? Is this a bad thing? Are men just not emotional intelligent? Does she just ask too much from men? The answer might surprise you! It would seem that the capacity for the strength within an animal species is primarily associated with where that animal fits within the food chain. The higher up the food chain, the more likely it is that energy is lost due to activities such as respiration and metabolism itself. a b Watts, D. P. (1991). "Mountain gorilla reproduction and sexual behavior". American Journal of Primatology. 24 (3–4): 211–225. doi: 10.1002/ajp.1350240307. PMID 31952383. S2CID 85023681. And, sure, it will scream and bellow if it senses any form of danger but, don’t we all scream when in danger? The Protection of Mountain GorillasGorillas rarely drink water "because they consume succulent vegetation that is comprised of almost half water as well as morning dew", [43] although both mountain and lowland gorillas have been observed drinking. Gorillas are divided into two species: Eastern and Western. Each species has two subspecies. Eastern Gorillas are Mountain Gorilla (Gorilla beringei beringei)and Eastern Lowland Gorilla (Gorilla beringei graueri). Western Gorillas are Western Lowland Gorilla (Gorilla gorilla gorilla)and Cross River Gorilla (Gorilla gorilla diehli). Adult male mountain gorillas ( Gorilla beringei beringei) may weigh up to 220 kg (484 lbs.) and females weigh about 97.7 kg (215 lbs.).

There have been cases of zoo gorillas breaking or bending the bars of their enclosures. That effort, as one can imagine, requires outrageous strength and determination, of which the gorilla has plenty.Now that you know how strong is a gorilla compared to a human, it’s safe to say that you do not want to get into a scuffle with these large primates. When you consider that a gorilla will consume 40 to 45 pounds of food per day, and 16% to 30% is protein, it is evident that a gorilla easily consumes ten times or more protein each day than the average human.

Miller-Schroeder, P. (1997). Gorillas. Weigl Educational Publishers Limited. p.20. ISBN 978-0919879898. Archived from the original on 27 June 2014 . Retrieved 4 July 2011.In this episode Big Fat Gorilla discusses all sorts of circumstances where she has brought women down. Why is it so that when we see another women have something that we don't have, or secrelty maybe even want, we are tempted to bring them down for the most misogynistic reasonings? Are we as women secretly in competition with each other? The leaves that gorillas mostly subsist upon are rich in protein, which allows the gorilla to maintain their muscular mass. Roughly 16% of a gorilla’s energy comes from protein-rich nutrition, and in the winter, the gorilla will increase their protein intake to approximately 30% of their daily diet. An adult gorilla's upper body strength is six times more powerful than that of an adult human — enabling them to lift, break, and squeeze heavy objects. Coloration

a b c d e Prince-Hughes, D. (1987). Songs of the gorilla nation. Harmony. p. 66. ISBN 978-1400050581. Gorillas are known to walk on all fours, as well as climb trees and swing on the branches. By doing so, their arms receive an enormous amount of exercise daily. An extremely well-trained human can lift a deadweight of approximately 900 lb (400 kg), which is significantly less than what an average gorilla can lift above its head.

Research has shown that it’s impossible to accurately quantify just how much stronger mountain gorillas are compared to their human cousins. Again, the size of animal species is to do with how they have evolved together in an ecosystem. Animal size is coded into DNA, if the animal is consistently well nourished with the diet is has evolved to have it will grow to its full potential size. Certain carnivores aren’t smaller than herbivores because of their position on the food chain. It’s because those carnivores are capable of bringing down prey much larger than themselves. Being larger would potentially slow them down and mean they would need to consume more food so evolution selected against this. Whales are predators and are the largest of all animals.