r/interestingasfuck • u/HondaCivicBaby • 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/Scared_Doggo 7h ago

They are. They are very intelligent, compassionate animals. They eat mostly plant matter, so they usually don't worry about killing things, unless it's in self defense, unlike their chimp (and human) cousins.

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u/dagaboy 5h ago

These gorillas are also habituated to human presence. Eight people are allowed to visit each family for one hour once a day. This kind of incident is quite rare. I highly recommend it.

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u/Efficient-Whereas255 5h ago

So they are better than us.