IS A GORILLA STRONGER THAN A HUMAN?

Is a Gorilla Stronger Than a Human? Gorillas are quite impressive primates that have gained popularity over the years because of their remaining numbers, their strength and number of different physical attributes of the species that have attracted number of tourists to visit the different countries where gorilla trekking in Africa can be carried out. For tourists interested in visiting the different gorilla destinations in Africa to understand how strong a gorilla is compared to humans, they can see the different gorilla species like the mountain gorillas which are the most famous gorilla species and these can be found in Mgahinga national park, Bwindi impenetrable national park, Virunga national park, volcanoes national park, you can also get to see the lowland gorillas in Kahuzi Biega national and many other gorilla species that can be seen when you participate in gorilla trekking in Africa. Among the one of the highly asked questions when people participate in gorilla trekking in Africa is whether a gorilla is stronger than a human? This is because of their intimidating giant structure hence their nick name the gentle giants by Dian Fossey n American primatologist that laid a foundation for gorilla trekking in Rwanda by fighting against poaching in Rwanda.

Gorillas are quite strong primates as compared to other primates like the chimpanzees, different monkey species because of their body mass and their diet which has contributed to their strength making them quite a force to reckon with. It should be noted that the gorillas can eat up to 18 kilograms of food daily which consists of edible leaves like celery, bamboo shoots, invertebrates like termites, caterpillars, which has contributed to their average weight where a fully grown adult male is An average weight of a fully grown gorilla male is 136-227 and female is 68-113 kilograms and also the fact that a fully grown silverback can lift up to 1,810 kilograms compared to a well-trained heavy lifter that was recorded to lift about 401.5 kilograms which makes a gorilla stronger than a human. That is why it is advise able that during gorilla trekking, tourists avoid unnecessary movement, to maintain silence when you get to the habituated gorilla families and also to avoid eye contact with the gorillas because as part of the rules and regulations to follow during gorilla trekking because it trigger the primates as a threat and this can lead them to attack you which can be fatal.

If a fight breaks out between gorilla and a human, man is likely to suffer the most and also die because of the fact that the strength of the gorillas is estimated to be 10 times their body weight making it 4 to ten times stronger than an average human making them stronger than 20 adult humans combined to take on one silverback. However, this have been scenarios where man has defeated and killed a gorilla only with a help of traps, snares, firearms this is so because of the increased poaching and this has only been successful because of factors like the sophisticated equipment like snares that have trapped the gorillas making it easier for them to be killed but a one on fight there’s no way any human can take on a fully grown silverback.

For tourists interested in watching the endangered primate species, they should not be afraid to visit the primate species because they are habituated species that are accustomed to human presence and when you follow the different rules and regulations for gorilla trekking, you will have an amazing experience without worrying about being attacked by the species so that you have an amazing experience.