Archive for the 'gorillas' Category

Humans and gorillas have one different amino acid in their hemoglobin sequence?

Humans and gorillas have one different amino acid in their hemoglobin sequence. What does this say about the evolution of these two species?
A. They are probably the same species.
B. They probably have a recent common ancestor.
C. Gorillas recently evolved from humans.
D. They have [...]

Ladies, I think there is a strong connection between men and gorillas?

I watched my nephews the other day playing and they were beating their chest like gorillas. What do you think?
@The Grappler,
What’s a man got to do to move up on that list?
Edit: Ryou was the only one got it.
I want that opposable toe that gorillas have.
That would be AWESOME.

Why are we not making more effort to teach gorillas and other primates to communicate with us?

I saw a documentary about a gorilla that could do sign language. This should be in their curriculum.
Because it is anthropocentric to do so. Gorillas are just as efficient at communicating with other gorillas as we are at communicating with humans. There is no need for them to communicate in our language, [...]

What are some traits found in both humans and gorillas? Humans and insects?

What are some traits found in both humans and gorillas? Humans and insects? Humans and jellyfish? What alternative hypotheses can be generated to explain these shared characteristics? How would you test these alternatives in each case? For example how would you test hypotheses to explain why humans and gorillas both have hands?
I have to preface [...]

What is the name for a phobia of gorillas?

on my myspace i making a phobia list and i found alot of things that i am i some what afraid but i didnt find a phobia of gorillas which is my biggest fear in the whole world. Does anyone know the scientific name?
Wow, I looked this up, and the best I could come up [...]

Has there been any reported deaths of humans by gorillas?

I hear about it all the time from chimps and how they tear peoples faces off. But I heard on some documentary that there hasn’t been any reported deaths by gorillas. I was looking on google but I can’t find any answers. Are they that calm?
Yes. There was a French man named [...]

How do the canines of hominids compare to the canines of pongids, the apes, gorillas, and chimps?

How do the canines of hominids compare to the canines of pongids, the apes, gorillas, and chimps?
The ape canine teeth project beyond the level of the tooth row on each jaw. They nest into gaps on the opposing jaw effectively locking the jaw position when closed. This allows almost no side-to-side, grinding motion. The curve [...]

Would a black bear overpower two silverback gorillas, or would the gorillas win?

Also, if a bear was up against a killer whale in water, who would win?
the two silverbacks would definitely win and against the whale the whale would win because the killer whale has many advantages in the water

Why do gorillas engage in knuckle-walking when its a primate like humans?

Humans have 2 legs and 2 arms. So do gorillas. They are biologically very similar to humans and have 98% similar DNA too. But gorillas sometimes do knuckle-walking, while humans don’t. Why? Their legs do work and they can stand and walk straight. For humans, knuckle-walking would be a big pain and discomfort.
Gorillas knuckle walk [...]

Why does everyone always say that Aids was spread to black people from monkeys and gorillas?

It was obviously the other way around. Why are black people trying to defame those poor gorillas?
Whoever got it first, the fact remains that black people had sex with monkeys.