which animal is stronger an orangutan or a silverback gorilla?
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the silver back is stronger than an orangutan by far.
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I'd put my money on the hippo. Most people think they're fat, dumb, slow & cowardly, but they're actually one of the most aggressive animals in the wild-and they've got the size & weight to back it up, not to mention massive jaws & teeth.
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Guerilla with full combat gear would have the advantage over a Grizzly Bear.\nA GORILLA, on the other hand, may not fare so well against either.  Both the Grizzly and Gorilla have massive strength to size ratios, but the Grizzly wins out hands down on the claws and teeth aspect while the Gorilla is mainly an herbivore with no claws and dentition to match.
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To my knowledge it would be the bonobo or chimp. But they are apes(no tails and opposing thump?)
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The two most closely related species to \nChimpanzees (Pan troglodites) are the Bonobos or Pygmy Chimps (Pan paniscus) and Humans (Homo sapiens).  Chimpanzees are more closely related to humans than they are to Gorillas and Orangutans. Some anthropologists argue that the two species are so similar genetically that they should be classified together in a single genus.
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Orangutans are anthropoid apes or great apes. The living anthropoid apes consist of Chimpanzees, Bonobos, Gorillas, Orangutans, and of course, Humans. Gigantopithecus lived as recently as 50,000 years ago in Southeast Asia, and some think they may still exist, deep in the jungles.
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This question is miscategorized.\n\nSpecial Education refers to the education and parenting of children with special needs.\n\nThat being said...\n\nA monkey is a primate with a tail (easiest way to tell). There are also other differences like smaller brain capacity.\n\nA chimpanzee is one of the Great Apes (also includes gorillas, etc.). Great apes do not have tails, have a larger brain capacity, often use tools (e.g. a stick for getting at termites, etc.), and can learn to use complex language.
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At a Zoo near me a few years ago the Gorillas there gave birth to a baby gorilla. I remember seeing on the news for fun the BABY gorilla used to tear car tires apart.\n\nGorilla's strength is unbelievable! It would absolutely tear a human apart no matter who they were.
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Depends on how you rate power \n\na whale is obviously extremely powerful in its own environment - water - but has little ability to express power on land \n\na dolphin by virtue of its speed in water is also very powerful - pound for pound more so that a whale\n\non land pound for pound cheetahs do very well as do most rodents\n\nlarge primates, bears, elephants and rhinos are also very strong but also very heavy so have absolute strength but pound for pound power is less\n\n\noverall there is no one most powerful mammal because each has adapted to its own environment needs
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gorillas are apes ,monkeys are not apes .apes are gorillas, chimpanzees orang utans and gibbons.A subspecies of chimpanzees is called Bonobo. Those are the ones most closely related to us humans
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THe average gorilla is about 8 times as strong as the strongest olympic weightlifter, one blow would easilly rupture internal organs, shater bone, etc.  As aforementioned, they have much thicker skin, teeth, pain tolerance, etc. so you can't hurt them. It takes more than one shot from a .306 to slow a Gorilla down, no human can deliver that much power, even if you "channel your chi" it would require more force to damage a gorilla than to destroy your own arm/leg in the process of delivering the blow. In short, no freaking way!
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I wonder your appetite for wildlife in this single question. All your questions have answers on situation. \n1. Hippo is heavier and bulkier. It is one of the most dangerous animals to roam around. If a hippo and rhino fight in water, the hippo will easily easily easily win. But on land, rhino has the speed (force) and armour to give a very tough fight. I believe the rhino could win after a tough fight.\n\n2. There was a story recently in India that a tiger which wanted to feed on a new born elephant calf, killed its mother. This would have been a wonderful eco sight but it was found only on investigation. If this is the case, then I believe a lion can take down an african male elephant depending on these two situations. \na) both are alone \nb) if elephant is not alone, it should have a baby calf to guard. \n\nHope this gives some food for your thought.
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one that is run by a chimp
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Orangutans (Pongo pygmaeus) currently inhabit only the islands of Sumatra and Borneo. Fossil evidence indicates that their past distribution included much of Southeast Asia.\n\nOrangutans are only found in forested areas, but can be found in various types of forests, from low-level swamps to mountainous areas 1.5 km in elevation. They can be found at various heights in the trees. They may move large distances to find trees bearing fruit.\n\nOrangutans are sexually dimorphic. Females range from 30 to 50 kg, whereas males are from 50 to 90 kg. Head and body length is about 1.5 meters and the arms have a spread of about 2.2 meters. They have a thin, shaggy coat that is reddish brown in color. Males have large cheek pads, which are made up of deposits of subcutaneous fat bound by connective tissue. These cheek pads continue growing for much of an adult male's life. Orangutans have a high, sloping forehead and a bulging snout. They have short, weak legs, but strong hands and arms.\n\nOrangutans are polygynous. Although mainly solitary, the home ranges of males overlap those of females. On the rare occasions that the females within their home ranges are sexually receptive, dominant males will mate with them. Younger, smaller males, which are not able to maintain home ranges of their own, often wander alone through the forests. These males may also mate with females, although such copulations are generally forced, and appear to occur as the opportunity arizes, not because the female is sexually receptive or fertile.\n\nFemale orangutans have an estrous cycle about 30 days in length with ovulation occurring around the 15th day. This species does not have genital swelling during estrous, and females have a light menstrual flow lasting 3 or 4 days. Copulation is usually done with the male and female facing each other, each hanging by the arms from a tree branch. Gestation can take anywhere from 233 to 263 days, and typically one offspring is born, although twinning sometimes occurs. Weaning occurs arounf 42 months, although the timing of this may be affected by habitat quality. The interbirth interval is about 4 years, but can be much longer if conditions are poor. In females, sexual maturity is reached at 7 years of age, by which time females have attained their adult size. Males, however, continue to grow until they are 10 years old, and do not have the physical and social maturity required for successful mating until about 14 years of age.\n\nNewborn infants weigh around 1.5 kg. Babies nurse every 3 to 4 hours, and begin to take soft food from their mothers' lips at age 4 months. A young orangutan clings to its mother's abdomen by entwining its fingers in and gripping her fur until it is a year old, then it begins to ride on her back, which it may continue to do until 2.5 years of age. An infant will scream loudly if separated from its mother. The young are not weaned until they are 3 1/2 years old.\n\nAll of the great apes live a long time. In captivity, orangutans may reach the age of 60 years, although the lifespan in the wild is probably shorter.\n\nOrangutans do not form large social groups. Individuals usually travel alone or in small groups consisting of 2 females, their dependent young, and occasionally an adult male. Generally males and females come together only to mate, and otherwise do not associate with one another. Males' home ranges are often 2 to 6 sq. km. in size, and overlap the ranges of several females but not usually those of other males, toward whom they are aggressive.\n\nOrangutans are active during the day (diurnal) and are almost exclusively arboreal. They can be found at various levels in the trees. They locomote by walking along and swinging from branches, descending to the ground only if they cannot move between trees via the branches. Each night they construct, using vegetation, a platform-style nest 40 to 60 feet high in a tree on which they sleep. They may descend briefly to the forest
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Probably cause gorillas are stronger than ducks.
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Politics.  The silverback wants to remain the dominant gorilla and not get ousted by the other males.  It may be in his best interest to allow a small amount of mating by one or a few subordinate males to get them on his side in any conflicts over dominance.
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Your question is poorly phrased. \n\nThere are two species of chimpanzee, gorillas and orangutans that are our closest relatives. Then I guess gibbons are next?