Chimp & See Talk

Gorillas at Restless-Star

  • Boleyn by Boleyn moderator

    Is it normal that these mountain Gorillas are so fat? They do not look healthy to me but overfed.

    Look at the gorillas in this video: ACP000c4un and ACP000c4ul one has to catch his breath and rest and can barely move. The other ones seem all to be very "round".

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  • jwidness by jwidness moderator

    It's normal for gorillas to look very round -- they're not actually fat though. Compared to chimps, they eat less fruit and more leaves, so their food is not as calorie-dense. Thus they need to eat a lot of food, and all that food has to go somewhere while they digest.

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  • MimiA by MimiA scientist, moderator

    @jwidness is right here, gorillas may seem sorta lazy but they are doing a lot of digesting 😉 plus ive always just found them very zen and chill rather than lazy/out of shape :p

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  • vestigial by vestigial

    I think all that vegetation, too, makes more gas so that contributes to some of that look.

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  • Boleyn by Boleyn moderator

    ok, good to know, thank you all!!
    Astounding though how mostly leaves can add up to such a built.

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