Reddit Animals

MAY 21, 2023

Claim 1: A gorilla can definitely kill any animal below 400 lbs easily and still put up a good fight for those above that weight class The truth: Forest leopards in Africa are known to kill gorillas, and while rare, the current record is skewed heavily in favor of the leopard coming out the better in these encounters.

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Gorillas Leopards Killing Apes 52

Critter News

APRIL 27, 2010

I've read of the mountain gorillas in Virunga grieving over the loss of a silverback. Heck, even my cats visibly missed old Charlotte who died last August. It makes it even harder to subject chimps to experiments if you keep discovering these human similarities. A couple of studies imply that chimpanzees may mourn their dead.

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Charlotte Research Center Apes Gorillas 100

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 17, 2012

It isn’t actually known if Haast’s Eagle ate people, but considering its prey was human sized giant birds it hardly seems unreasonable conjecture to state they probably at least made spirited attempts to do so. New Zealand was once home to Haast’s Eagle , the largest eagle in the world.

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New Zealand Birds Goats Gorillas 166

Animal Person

MARCH 18, 2010

Here are some observations: When reading a book about gorillas to/with a seven-year old, I was struck by the mixed messages the book sent. Here 's the book, and in the preview you can see that in the beginning when the gorilla being described is male he is referred to as "he." We do that with cats and dogs already, right?

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Gorillas Pets Vegan Speciesism 100