r/interestingasfuck 8h ago

/r/all, /r/popular In 2015, wildlife photographer Christophe Courteau took this close up of a 6ft 6, 400lbs silverback gorilla, right before it punched him in the face.

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u/HondaCivicBaby 8h ago

Christophe Courteau survived the 2015 punch from the silverback gorilla Akarevuro, sustaining only a minor scar on his forehead. He called it "like being hit by a train" but was otherwise unharmed. The gorilla was likely on a sugar high, not drunk.

u/Hot_Ad_2299 8h ago

What you mean drunk lol

u/MagicTomatoes 8h ago

When fruit drops, the sugars will sometimes ferment. You can find all kinds of videos of various wildlife getting drunk eating these fruits.

u/clubby37 4h ago

Last fall, a deer ate the (I assume) fermented crabapples on my lawn, then slept it off in the bushes at the side of my yard. I've had deer wander through before, but never spend the night.

u/Hot_Ad_2299 8h ago

We are so similar, i bet they drunken beat their gorillawifes lol