{"id":321787,"date":"2025-05-03T18:34:03","date_gmt":"2025-05-03T23:34:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/top-primatologist-explains-why-100-men-vs-1-gorilla-fight-wouldnt-happen"},"modified":"2025-05-03T18:34:26","modified_gmt":"2025-05-03T23:34:26","slug":"top-primatologist-explains-why-100-men-vs-1-gorilla-fight-wouldnt-happen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/top-primatologist-explains-why-100-men-vs-1-gorilla-fight-wouldnt-happen","title":{"rendered":"Prime Primatologist Explains Why one hundred Males vs 1 Gorilla Struggle Wouldn&#039;t Occur"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<h2 class=\"article__header--headline-fragments\">\n                          <span class=\"article__header--hf1 text-uppercase h3\">Primatologist Michael Stern<\/span><br \/>\n                          <span class=\"article__header--hf2 text-uppercase h1\">Gorillas Aren&#8217;t Hanging Around to Fight 100 People &#8230;<\/span><br \/>\n                          <span class=\"article__header--hf3 text-titlecase h2\">As Ridiculous As Unicorn v Pterodactyl!!!<\/span><br \/>\n                      <\/h2>\n<p>        <!--\/.social-media-container--><\/p>\n<p>\n                        Published <time class=\"published-datetime\" datetime=\"2025-05-03T15:10:31-07:00\">May 3, 2025 3:10 PM PDT<\/time>\n                                                                            <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div readability=\"48.9441930618\">\n<section id=\"cb-1ee12487a5038376023dbf39b88336fd\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-video-block canvas-video-block-permalink canvas-video-block--default  canvas-block-is-first \">\n<div class=\"video-block\">\n<div class=\"ratio ratio-16x9\">\n<div id=\"video-player-78a3e6b3-01e5-4fa0-87c6-ada3c0538c1a-710600404-image-holder\" class=\"ratio ratio-item video-block__image-holder\">\n          <button class=\"ratio-item icon-video--shadow video-block__icon\" id=\"video-player-78a3e6b3-01e5-4fa0-87c6-ada3c0538c1a-710600404-play-btn\"><br \/>\n            <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Play video content<\/span><br \/>\n          <\/button><br \/>\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/69\/16by9\/2025\/05\/01\/69b203b6c1204a228e5c673f5694ec8e_md.jpg\" alt=\"050125_michael_stern_kal\" width=\"728\" height=\"410\" class=\"img-fluid\"\/>\n                  <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>                    <span class=\"media-credit video-block__media-credit\">TMZ.com<\/span>\n          <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-1ee12487a5038376023dbf39b88336fd--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-325bb0fa1c9ed2969995de41176ec10b\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"29\">\n<p>A top primatologist is trying to bring some reason into the hundred men vs one gorilla debate &#8230; explaining the main reason why a fight like this wouldn&#8217;t go down &#8212; and arguing this paints these beautiful creatures in a bad light.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-325bb0fa1c9ed2969995de41176ec10b--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-82bcfdd9aeeb269329fbbb826ad8d3d0\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"32\">\n<p>We spoke with <strong>Michael Stern<\/strong> &#8212; the former Curator of Primates at the Philadelphia Zoo with years of experience studying gorillas both in captivity and in the wild in Uganda &#8212; and, he tells us the main reason this debate is so silly is because one gorilla would look around, see it was outnumbered and take off.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-82bcfdd9aeeb269329fbbb826ad8d3d0--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-018b00d0c87a550071bb062960fdf30e\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-video-block canvas-video-block-permalink canvas-video-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"video-block\">\n<div class=\"ratio ratio-16x9\">\n<div id=\"video-player-a9f8503b-40c8-405b-b51b-40a3e1864076-413426616-image-holder\" class=\"ratio ratio-item video-block__image-holder\">\n          <button class=\"ratio-item icon-video--shadow video-block__icon\" id=\"video-player-a9f8503b-40c8-405b-b51b-40a3e1864076-413426616-play-btn\"><br \/>\n            <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Play video content<\/span><br \/>\n          <\/button><br \/>\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/a2\/16by9\/2025\/04\/28\/a25be5da2bbb44e48b6c589570820d3b_md.jpg\" alt=\"rick-ross-kal-04-28-2025\" width=\"728\" height=\"410\" class=\"img-fluid\"\/>\n                  <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>                    <span class=\"media-credit video-block__media-credit\">TMZ.com<\/span>\n          <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-018b00d0c87a550071bb062960fdf30e--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-a13acaafbbea5524dcb7ea01a69c7401\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"28\">\n<p>Stern says this is the equivalent of asking if a unicorn could take down a dinosaur &#8212; or if a shark with a laser beam could blow up a submarine!<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-a13acaafbbea5524dcb7ea01a69c7401--><br \/>\n<a id=\"continued\" class=\"continued-anchor\"\/><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-df2115f3efd81a5f365e71588d884132\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-video-block canvas-video-block-permalink canvas-video-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"video-block\">\n<div class=\"ratio ratio-16x9\">\n<div id=\"video-player-e6fe0e10-8bd5-41ff-9d2d-a6a09dd51ae7-411616217-image-holder\" class=\"ratio ratio-item video-block__image-holder\">\n          <button class=\"ratio-item icon-video--shadow video-block__icon\" id=\"video-player-e6fe0e10-8bd5-41ff-9d2d-a6a09dd51ae7-411616217-play-btn\"><br \/>\n            <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Play video content<\/span><br \/>\n          <\/button><br \/>\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/33\/16by9\/2025\/04\/29\/33e63b6bfa4c4de2891ddb76d0a92231_md.jpg\" alt=\"042925_chris_pontius_kal\" width=\"728\" height=\"410\" class=\"img-fluid\"\/>\n                  <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>                    <span class=\"media-credit video-block__media-credit\">TMZ.com<\/span>\n          <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-df2115f3efd81a5f365e71588d884132--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-3b58cb474d629da5a0496c0002e08265\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"28.5433962264\">\n<p>The gorilla would realize it was in a bad spot, and likely sprint through the nearest line of men &#8230; knocking one or two aside while trying to make a run for it &#8212; no war for the planet of the apes here. Sorry, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/chris-pontius\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/chris-pontius\/\"><strong>Chris Pontius<\/strong><\/a> &#8212; looks like you&#8217;re wrong on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2025\/04\/29\/chris-pontius-on-gorilla-vs-100-men\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2025\/04\/29\/chris-pontius-on-gorilla-vs-100-men\/\"><strong>this one<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-3b58cb474d629da5a0496c0002e08265--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-86a20d323222abd7b551c2bd6426c171\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"32\">\n<p>Michael explains the reason people are so into this debate is because of the sheer speed and strength of gorillas &#8212; and, he admits they&#8217;re super strong creatures &#8230; but, they&#8217;re more gentle giants than fierce soldiers, and all this talk is really damaging to their rep.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-86a20d323222abd7b551c2bd6426c171--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-2238e6c287083429cde58a6fff330545\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"29\">\n<p>For a primate that might actually do some damage to a group of men, Michael says look no further than the chimpanzee &#8230; several of which have attacked humans in the past.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-2238e6c287083429cde58a6fff330545--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-536bfdc9d8cded46af8198d432c6b8b8\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-video-block canvas-video-block-permalink canvas-video-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"video-block\">\n<div class=\"ratio ratio-16x9\">\n<div id=\"video-player-b490a827-68a3-4bd9-bd0d-6f1c425bb583-247372674-image-holder\" class=\"ratio ratio-item video-block__image-holder\">\n          <button class=\"ratio-item icon-video--shadow video-block__icon\" id=\"video-player-b490a827-68a3-4bd9-bd0d-6f1c425bb583-247372674-play-btn\"><br \/>\n            <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Play video content<\/span><br \/>\n          <\/button><br \/>\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/60\/16by9\/2025\/05\/01\/60b99d917a444f17bd862699d3dcf782_md.jpg\" alt=\"050125_michael_stern_nnf_kal\" width=\"728\" height=\"410\" class=\"img-fluid\"\/>\n                  <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>                    <span class=\"media-credit video-block__media-credit\">TMZ.com<\/span>\n          <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-536bfdc9d8cded46af8198d432c6b8b8--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-a348a7b5849b62a6894527fa195d0c16\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"28.085106383\">\n<p>Michael also talked to us about the <a href=\"https:\/\/newnaturefoundation.org\/\"><strong>New Nature Foundation<\/strong><\/a><strong> <\/strong>&#8212; an organization he&#8217;s part of that is looking to stop deforestation in Africa through a variety of new technologies &#8212; in case<strong> <\/strong>people actually want to help primates instead of arguing about their fighting acumen. Take a listen and check out their website for more info.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-a348a7b5849b62a6894527fa195d0c16--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-8d7f26cbc37965b3a513ed02e0a0da3b\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  canvas-block-is-last \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"29\">\n<p>So, sounds like the 100 humans are going to win this brawl &#8230; but purely due to a forfeit &#8212; &#8217;cause that poor gorilla&#8217;s just trying to live its life!<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-8d7f26cbc37965b3a513ed02e0a0da3b--><\/p><\/div>\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2025\/05\/03\/michael-stern-primatologist-100-men-gorilla-fight-would-not-happen\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Primatologist Michael Stern Gorillas Aren&#8217;t Hanging Around to Fight 100 People &#8230; As Ridiculous As Unicorn v Pterodactyl!!! 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