Gorilla Vs. Grizzly Bear

Thorian · 06-05-2011, 05:28 PM

I am currently in an argument with one of my fellows over who would win in a fight between a large gorilla and a grizzly bear of equal size, this is assuming there are no weapons nearby for the gorilla to take advantage of. Please help put down this argument once and for all.

classicman · 06-05-2011, 05:35 PM

Where is the poll?

Rhianne · 06-05-2011, 06:04 PM

Motivation is always an important factor, we need to know why these two want to fight rather than just be friends.

ZenGum · 06-05-2011, 07:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Rhianne

Motivation is always an important factor, we need to know why these two want to fight rather than just be friends.

Good point. I mean, is there a Klondike bar involved?

BigV · 06-05-2011, 07:12 PM

grizzly bear.

there was this dumb show once, man vs bear or some such nonsense. they put remote cameras in a van and some yummy smelly food, and then ran like hell. Well, they watched via the remotes as the bears ate the van.

the bear is stronger. the bear's an omnivore and quite well adapted at killing, the gorilla doesn't have these advantages. Gorilla, it's what's for dinner.

glatt · 06-05-2011, 07:14 PM

The gorilla should win. But if the bear gets lucky, it could win.

The gorilla is faster and more nimble. It can jump up onto the back of the grizzly and tear it to shreds with its teeth.

The grizzly is stronger and if it can get on top, it can win. But it would have trouble being fast enough to do that.

But you couldn't get them to fight unless you caged them and made the walls unclimbable. The gorilla would get away.

BigV · 06-05-2011, 07:18 PM

glatt, you must have gorilla and lion confused. besides, the gorilla is not more nimble, what the hell were you thinking?

footfootfoot · 06-05-2011, 07:41 PM

Grizzly would seriously kill a gorilla.
Most female grizzlies weigh 150–350 kilograms (330–770 lb), while males weigh on average 230–450 kilograms (510–990 lb)

Adult males, also called silverbacks, range in height 1.65–1.75 metres (5 ft 5 in–5 ft 9 in), and in weight 140–200 kg (310–440 lb). Adult females are often half the size of a silverback, averaging about 1.4 metres (4 ft 7 in) tall and 100 kg (220 lb). Occasionally, a silverback of over 1.8 metres (5 ft 11 in) and 230 kg (510 lb) has been recorded in the wild

Flint · 06-05-2011, 11:33 PM

I'm thinking the bear, easily? Like, it slaughters the gorilla?

glatt · 06-06-2011, 07:32 AM

Fools!

The gorilla is smarter than the bear, and far more nimble. Look how high it can jump. And those teeth!

Ok, maybe it seems to attack from the front, where the bear has some strength, but still, it's a monkey, and monkeys are evil. Plus, it can throw poop at the bear to distract it before it attacks. They are smart.

infinite monkey · 06-06-2011, 07:41 AM

Unless it's Yogi. Yogi is smarter than the average bear, boo boo.

morethanpretty · 06-06-2011, 12:40 PM

Fools! The answer is: the wombat. They don't look it but they are the most powerful ninjas in the world, and they're plotting to destroy it.

jimhelm · 06-06-2011, 01:53 PM

Flint · 06-06-2011, 02:27 PM

glatt, bears are pretty smart, AND they have terrifying claws and fangs. The gorilla is all show--he has no offense. The bear is bigger, stronger, and deadlier. Nature is not a chess game.

skysidhe · 06-06-2011, 02:30 PM

Great find!

I can see the gorilla not wanting to be a chimp and running for his life.

p.s. re: video information.
I want an oppossable big toe!. I would never have to bend over to pick up anything.

06-05-2011, 05:28 PM	#1
Thorian Neophyte-in-training Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 3	Gorilla Vs. Grizzly Bear I am currently in an argument with one of my fellows over who would win in a fight between a large gorilla and a grizzly bear of equal size, this is assuming there are no weapons nearby for the gorilla to take advantage of. Please help put down this argument once and for all.

06-05-2011, 05:35 PM	#2
classicman barely disguised asshole, keeper of all that is holy. Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 23,401	Where is the poll? __________________ "like strapping a pillow on a bull in a china shop" Bullitt

06-05-2011, 07:12 PM	#5
BigV Goon Squad Leader Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 27,063	grizzly bear. there was this dumb show once, man vs bear or some such nonsense. they put remote cameras in a van and some yummy smelly food, and then ran like hell. Well, they watched via the remotes as the bears ate the van. the bear is stronger. the bear's an omnivore and quite well adapted at killing, the gorilla doesn't have these advantages. Gorilla, it's what's for dinner. __________________ Be Just and Fear Not.

06-05-2011, 07:18 PM	#7
BigV Goon Squad Leader Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 27,063	glatt, you must have gorilla and lion confused. besides, the gorilla is not more nimble, what the hell were you thinking? __________________ Be Just and Fear Not.

06-05-2011, 07:41 PM	#8
footfootfoot To shreds, you say? Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: in the house and on the street-how many, many feet we meet! Posts: 18,449	Grizzly would seriously kill a gorilla. Most female grizzlies weigh 150–350 kilograms (330–770 lb), while males weigh on average 230–450 kilograms (510–990 lb) Adult males, also called silverbacks, range in height 1.65–1.75 metres (5 ft 5 in–5 ft 9 in), and in weight 140–200 kg (310–440 lb). Adult females are often half the size of a silverback, averaging about 1.4 metres (4 ft 7 in) tall and 100 kg (220 lb). Occasionally, a silverback of over 1.8 metres (5 ft 11 in) and 230 kg (510 lb) has been recorded in the wild __________________ The internet is a hateful stew of vomit you can never take completely seriously. - Her Fobs

06-05-2011, 06:04 PM	#3
Rhianne Nearly done. Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Teetering on the edge. Posts: 1,134	Motivation is always an important factor, we need to know why these two want to fight rather than just be friends.

06-05-2011, 07:14 PM	#6
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	The gorilla should win. But if the bear gets lucky, it could win. The gorilla is faster and more nimble. It can jump up onto the back of the grizzly and tear it to shreds with its teeth. The grizzly is stronger and if it can get on top, it can win. But it would have trouble being fast enough to do that. But you couldn't get them to fight unless you caged them and made the walls unclimbable. The gorilla would get away.

06-05-2011, 11:33 PM	#9
Flint Snowflake Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Dystopia Posts: 13,136	I'm thinking the bear, easily? Like, it slaughters the gorilla? __________________ **************** There's a level of facility that everyone needs to accomplish, and from there it's a matter of deciding for yourself how important ultra-facility is to your expression. ... I found, like Joseph Campbell said, if you just follow whatever gives you a little joy or excitement or awe, then you're on the right track. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Terry Bozzio**

06-06-2011, 07:32 AM	#10
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	Fools! The gorilla is smarter than the bear, and far more nimble. Look how high it can jump. And those teeth! Ok, maybe it seems to attack from the front, where the bear has some strength, but still, it's a monkey, and monkeys are evil. Plus, it can throw poop at the bear to distract it before it attacks. They are smart. Attached Images

06-06-2011, 07:41 AM	#11
infinite monkey Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 13,002	Unless it's Yogi. Yogi is smarter than the average bear, boo boo. Attached Images

06-06-2011, 12:40 PM	#12
morethanpretty Thats "Miss Zipper Neck" to you. Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: little town (but not the littlest) in texas Posts: 2,957	Fools! The answer is: the wombat. They don't look it but they are the most powerful ninjas in the world, and they're plotting to destroy it. __________________ Addicts may suck dick for coke, but love came up with the idea to put a dick in there to begin with. -Jack O'Brien

06-06-2011, 01:53 PM	#13
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06-06-2011, 02:27 PM	#14
Flint Snowflake Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Dystopia Posts: 13,136	glatt, bears are pretty smart, AND they have terrifying claws and fangs. The gorilla is all show--he has no offense. The bear is bigger, stronger, and deadlier. Nature is not a chess game. __________________ **************** There's a level of facility that everyone needs to accomplish, and from there it's a matter of deciding for yourself how important ultra-facility is to your expression. ... I found, like Joseph Campbell said, if you just follow whatever gives you a little joy or excitement or awe, then you're on the right track. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Terry Bozzio**

06-06-2011, 02:30 PM	#15
skysidhe ~~Life is either a daring adventure or nothing.~~ Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 6,828	Great find! I can see the gorilla not wanting to be a chimp and running for his life. p.s. re: video information. I want an oppossable big toe!. I would never have to bend over to pick up anything.

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