(June 1, 2016 at 2:27 pm)IATIA Wrote: Those who challenge this alpha male are apt to be cowed by impressive shows of physical power. He may stand upright, throw things, make aggressive charges, and pound his huge chest while barking out powerful hoots or unleashing a frightening roar. Despite these displays and the animals' obvious physical power, gorillas are generally calm and nonaggressive unless they are disturbed
I saw no aggression whatsoever in that video. Granted the child was in a position to be accidently hurt, but they could have used tranquilizers. From a safe distance, they could have challenged the gorilla and once they had its attention, tranqed it, then get the fuck out of the way as it charged and forgot about the kid.
Well, yeah... But how can you be sure, that the gorilla reads wikipedia?
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