The saying goes - you learn something new every day'
I have just read online that an adult male Orangutan is physically stronger than a silver-back Gorilla.
Wow, I wouldnt have thought that! Looks are very decieving! I know that Orangutans are arboreal and spend most of the time hanging from branches etc, but Silver-backs are just so huge and robust looking and look like they have more muscule and more power than an Orangutan.
Myabe the tests where done as a 'pound for pound' size ratio.
Anyhow, I hope the guys who carried out the tests are ok and all the cuts and bruises have healed, good job guys! lol.
What do others think about this? I think the tests should be repeated.
2007-04-23 16:35:43 · 10 answers · asked by jay d 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Zoology
The study was carried out at San Diego Zoo.
2007-04-23 16:36:15 · update #1
The the animal kingdom, when is comes to strength, the weight amounts to a lot in similar animals. I doubt that a gorilla would be weaker than an Orang Utan. As you say, pound for pound maybe. It would be pointless repeating the tests, as they were probably just looking at data, anyway, without physically testing the animals.
Perhaps they should have a death match.
2007-04-23 17:16:32 · answer #1 · answered by Labsci 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Orangutan Vs Gorilla
2016-12-15 09:28:34 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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Orangutans stronger than Gorillas?
The saying goes - you learn something new every day'
I have just read online that an adult male Orangutan is physically stronger than a silver-back Gorilla.
Wow, I wouldnt have thought that! Looks are very decieving! I know that Orangutans are arboreal and spend most of the time hanging...
2015-08-12 01:33:04 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It probably is pound for pound, as every animal is different. As in one of the comments, ants are pretty strong. They can carry much more than what they way on their own. =D The orangutan is pretty strong, mostly because it's arboreal, and hangs from trees, and lives in the tree's, causing it to have some pretty good upper body strength. The orangutan is smaller than the silver-back gorilla, however, meaning it would weigh less. The silver-back gorilla is much larger, and weighs a bit more. They are pretty strong as well, because they are bigger, and weigh more. It would pretty unfair to say whom is stronger just because they can do something better. If an ant, a gorilla, and an orangutan would be the same size, the ant would win, because of it's amazing ability to carry much more than what it weighs. =D You do learn something new everyday.
2007-04-23 19:07:45 · answer #4 · answered by Sira 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Orangutan Strength
2016-10-02 21:26:19 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
maybe. a male orangutan weight about 290lb, male gorilla about 350lb. but orangutan spend most of its live on trees. it makes the arms longer and stronger.
2014-02-17 06:05:16 · answer #6 · answered by exterminator1stclass 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think gorilla
2014-01-15 12:43:39 · answer #7 · answered by Japheth 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
there would not be much in it and we will never know
Orangutans and silverbacks are more civilized than we are and would not fight each other
2007-04-23 19:33:10 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
gorillas are the most powerful primates on earth.
2016-03-17 06:01:49 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Silver Back strongest and fiercest when it has to be
2015-02-10 04:15:48 · answer #10 · answered by petepi3 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋