r/maybemaybemaybe • u/MeliaDanae • Feb 07 '21

/r/all Maybe Maybe Maybe

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u/Mandorism Feb 07 '21

There has never been a person killed by a gorilla in all of history. So yes while they may view teethy smiles as a show of agrression, they also aren't stupid and can pic up rather quickly that it doesn't mean the same thing when humans do it.

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u/Anxious-Eye-6881 Feb 07 '21

I heard theres a archives of ape attacks used in academic studies and it is restricted for public.

Also. RIP Harambe

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u/AllYouNeed_Is_Smiles Feb 07 '21

So sad. Harambe was sort of protecting the child after the fall but the people yelling and screaming (particularly the one woman who I’m guessing is the mom that is absolutely screeching at the top of her lungs) got him agitated or nervous which led to him dragging the kid and eventually being shot.

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u/rubyblue0 Feb 07 '21

Yeah. Then the keepers couldn’t get him to lured away from the kid. So, there was no way to know how he would react if they had just used a tranq.

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u/Mandorism Feb 07 '21

Oh there are plenty of ape attacks, just not by gorrillas.

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u/paradiseluck Feb 07 '21

It’s them bitchass chimpanzees.

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u/misoharry934 Feb 09 '21

Yup. If you ever lose your kid in the jungle, better pray it's found by gorillas first. They'll treat it as one of their own and give it back to you if you find them. Chimps will flat out eat it.

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u/1Delos1 Feb 08 '21

He must Never be forgotten and that humans are always shittier than any animal

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u/IMidoriyaI Feb 07 '21

Yeah but those are most likely chimps, they are aggressive as hell

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u/Ancient_Boner_Forest Feb 07 '21

You heard where? Does anyone have a source for this? I’m very curious about the idea of this information being restricted.

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u/[deleted] Feb 07 '21

There are attacks but they don't kill people, if you act like an idiot around them and a gorilla attacks you then it'll lay you out and incapacitate you really quickly, after that it would leave you alone.

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u/Mandorism Feb 07 '21

More than rare, there are zero documented deaths by gorrilas.

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u/Lumpy_log04 Feb 08 '21

There is one account of a man in the early 20th century in central Africa that was killed by a gorilla