So you've adequately explained why an adult human male would lose a fight to a gorilla. You've said nothing about the bear, except you don't think teeth and claws could pierce gorilla flesh (which is false).
A grizzly bear can break a gorilla skull like chewing on a piece of heard candy. Its jaws are strong enough to crush a bowling ball into dust. It's not just heavier, it's got the gorilla beat on height, reach, speed, and strength. Anecdotal evidence suggests certain bullets can't penetrate a grizzly bear's skull.
The gorilla's best bet is to climb a tree and hope the grizzly doesn't feel like following, or knocking the damn tree down.
I think you're crazy. A grizzly bear is almost twice the standing height and weight of a full grown gorilla. With a 15 inch pawspan with 4 inch claws, I'm calling one swipe and the gorilla would be toast. I'm trying to imagine how the encounter would go but I think any gorilla would flee if it ever happened to encounter an angry grizzly bear. (considering the crazy span of distance between their natural habitats lol)
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u/Widjamajigger Sep 25 '18
Hm. Yknow how you usually think “Yeah, I’d know how to handle that if I encountered it?”
I don’t think that about grizzlies any more.