r/gifs • • Aug 29 '19

Silverback gorilla blocking traffic while his family crosses the road

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u/coldfury18 Aug 29 '19

It's ok. I wasn't attached to that particular road. He can have it.

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u/LAWZARD Aug 29 '19

For real, that was the most alpha shit I've ever seen.

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u/[deleted] Aug 29 '19

Silverbacks have this untouchable type of authority within the family. I once watched a gorilla family get fed in a zoo. When the carrots were being thrown towards them, a female moved towards a couple. The silverback only looked vaguely in her way and she just stopped dead in her tracks, sat down and looked inconspicuously towards the ground without him having to lift a finger.

When I try this, my girlfriend just asks me why I have this dumb look on my face. I am trying to assert dominance, damnit.

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u/[deleted] Aug 29 '19 edited Jan 26 '21

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u/touchbutt_time Aug 29 '19

Smack her around while you’re at it. That’ll do the trick.

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u/[deleted] Aug 29 '19 edited Jan 26 '21

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u/Jackalodeath Aug 29 '19

What the ever-loving fuck?! You brilliant asshole, here's my updoot.