Do chimps go for the balls?

Aggression is a common part of the chimpanzee behavior, whether it's between or within groups. They can show tremendous mutilation. They go for the face; they go for the hands and feet; they go for the testicles. To outsiders, they have very nasty behaviors.
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Do chimps eat genitals?

“They'll tear off pieces of the body, often the genitalia, and sometimes they'll rip the throat out. It's really horrific, the sorts of damage they do,” said Michael Wilson, a University of Minnesota evolutionary anthropologist who has studied chimps in the wild.
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Why do chimps grab each others balls?

Following a big fight between two males, chimps will reassure each other with a quick “testicle bounce.” “They will take their hand and bounce each other's testicles,” says psychologist Roger Fouts, a psychology professor at Central Washington University who has studied chimpanzees for 30 years.
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Do chimpanzees mate like humans?

We show that despite their promiscuous mating system, chimpanzee males, like humans, prefer some females over others.
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Why do chimps attack their owners?

Captive or pet chimpanzees attack people far more often than their wild kin, because they can lose their fear of people altogether. During attacks, chimps will target a person's face, hands, feet and genitals.
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Do chimps eat human babies?

Male chimpanzees at the Gombe National Park were twice seen to attack 'stranger' females and seize their infants. One infant was then killed and partially eaten: the other was 'rescued' and carried by three different males. Once several males were found eating a freshly killed 'stranger' infant.
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Can a chimp rip your arm off?

To completely tear off a limb with ease like in 1 second and not slowly like most people who overrate chimps are saying, your actually gonna need over 3552 lbs of force, so can chimp generate that much force. Possibly a gorilla though.
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Do gorillas mate for pleasure?

The wild mountain gorillas, observed by a team led by Dr Cyril Grueter of the University of Western Australia, are believed to gain pleasure from having sex and may do it when they have been rejected by males.
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What animals mate for pleasure?

It is often assumed that animals do not have sex for pleasure, or alternatively that humans, pigs, bonobos (and perhaps dolphins and one or two more species of primates) are the only species that do. This is sometimes stated as "animals mate only for reproduction".
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Do chimpanzees kiss?

Our closest relatives, chimpanzees and bonobos, do kiss. Primatologist Frans de Waal of Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia, has seen many instances of chimps kissing and hugging after conflict. For chimpanzees, kissing is a form of reconciliation. It is more common among males than females.
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Why do female chimps swell?

Chimpanzees, along with many other primates such as baboons and macaques, advertise their fertility by means of sexual swellings. As they approach ovulation, ovarian hormones induce the skin around their genitals to swell and take on a pink hue, an effect known as tumescence.
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Can a man fight a chimpanzee?

A new survey has found that 22 per cent of men could defeat a chimp in combat, with a similar number backing themselves to come out on top while wrestling lethal king cobras. Experts say males would stand little chance against chimpanzees, which are four times stronger than humans because of their denser muscle fibre.
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Why are chimpanzees so aggressive?

The other hypothesis is that aggressive behaviour in chimpanzees is a result of human interference, with the expansion of human settlements and activities reducing chimpanzee habitat and raising the stress and tension of chimpanzee groups living closer together with fewer available resources.
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Do monkeys give oral?

Different forms of self and partner genital stimulation have been observed in the animal kingdom. Oral sex has been observed throughout the animal kingdom, from dolphins to primates. Bonobos have been observed to transition from a simple demonstration of affection to non-penetrative genital stimulation.
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Which animal mates the longest?

The animal which mates the longest is the Anglerfish!

As they mate, and the male attaches itself to her body, she slowly begins to absorb him into her fishy flesh.
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How big is a gorilla PP?

The gorilla is the largest of all primates. Western lowland adult male gorillas (Gorilla gorilla gorilla) are about 1.7 m (66.9 in.) in body length and weigh about 169.5 kg (374 lbs.). Adult females are about 1.5 m (59.1 in.)
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Can you outrun a chimp?

Their climbing lifestyle accentuates the need for arm strength. A chimp on four legs can easily outrun a world-class human sprinter. But it sounds extreme to suggest that humans are only an eighth as strong as chimpanzees.
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How strong is a chimpanzee bite force?

The bite force of chimpanzees is 1,300 PSI, while scientists estimate that our jaws can deliver 162 PSI. A chimpanzee would have a greater bite force than a human, especially since they have four bigger and sharper canines. The chimp has a stronger bite and deadlier teeth, so it wins this round.
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Are gorillas cannibals?

Gorillas: In the 1970s, primatologist Dian Fossey found remains of two gorillas in the faeces of a mother gorilla and her daughter. Nothing has been reported since. Orang-utans: Two instances of cannibalism have been documented in orang-utans living wild in Sumatra.
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Why do monkeys try to take children?

The reason why monkeys kidnap other baby monkeys, is that many female monkeys are interested in new-born babies. They will try to groom the new-born, try to touch the baby or ultimately kidnap the baby from the mother.
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Do gorilla eat humans?

Do gorillas eat humans? The answer is No; gorillas do not eat humans this is because they are mainly herbivores animals whose diet is mainly composed of vegetation including mainly fruits, bamboo shoot, leaves, stems, pith, back, roots and so much more.
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Are gorillas more gentle than chimps?

Despite their intimidating appearance, gorillas are generally docile creatures, much more gentle than their chimp cousins. They also share 98% of human DNA.
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Can humans breed with any other animals?

Probably not. Ethical considerations preclude definitive research on the subject, but it's safe to say that human DNA has become so different from that of other animals that interbreeding would likely be impossible.
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What monkey has the highest IQ?

Capuchin IQ

Capuchins are the most intelligent New World monkeys – perhaps as intelligent as chimpanzees. They are noted for their ability to fashion and use tools.
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