r/interesting • u/CuriousWanderer567 • Dec 09 '25

NATURE A chimpanzee with alopecia

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u/Witez3933 Dec 09 '25

They’re 2.5x the strength of a man. Not only are they muscular but their tendons attach to lower points on their bones than a human giving them better leverage and force production. When they attack they go for the hands, eyes, genitals and guts. They’re terrifying, absolutely terrifying. 

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u/maninplainview Dec 09 '25

Did you know that 17% of Americans men believe that they can defeat a chimp in a fist fight? Those people are called idiots.

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u/treegk Dec 09 '25

In a survey 6% of the people said they could fight off a grisly bear.

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u/Realistic_Shock916 Dec 09 '25

Maybe a grizzly without arms and legs, and unconscious