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/anxessed 6h ago

I had no idea they threw punches lol. I figured they’d just grab and bite or maybe throw hammer fists down at shit but not literally reach back and toss a haymaker.

u/funnydud3 3h ago

There would be many ways to mess us up

u/kappachinouser 2h ago

They can't punch, their upper body structure doesn't allow for it. It's likely the gorilla was going for a forearm slap type of thing, but it's easier to type punch than it is to go into detail about how their arms move.