What animal can fight a gorilla?

Apart from humans, gorillas don't really have enemies. The only predator to prey on gorillas is the leopard. Walter Baumgärtel found the remains of several gorillas after they had been killed by leopards in the Virunga Volcanoes.
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What animal is stronger than a gorilla?

Due to the Polar bear's superior size and strength, it is the world's largest and most powerful land carnivore. The polar bear would almost certainly kill the gorilla if the two ever met.
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What 6 animals can kill a gorilla?

6 Animals That Can Defeat A Gorilla|Hippopotamus, Bears, Lions, Crocodiles, Giraffes, Tigers.
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What could a gorilla beat in a fight?

Gorillas are unfathomably strong, with some capable of lifting as much as 1,800 pounds. Their 1,300 PSI bite is practically 10 times stronger than a human's, and their 2-inch fangs can rip apart flesh and puncture skulls. Gorillas have fangs that are capable of ripping apart human flesh.
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Can a cobra kill a gorilla?

In a specific ambush situation, a snake could kill a gorilla, of course. A quick bite from a deadly venomous snake followed up by fleeing or a situation where a gorilla is attacked from the water by a large python or anaconda would be much more difficult for the mammal to fend off.
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6 Animals That Could Defeat A Gorilla



Can anything kill a gorilla?

The gorilla's only natural predator is the leopard, and even they very rarely actively hunt juvenile gorillas. Crocodiles and anacondas share a habitat with them and can be deadly to gorillas, but these attacks only occur on rare occasions. The most dangerous animal for the gorilla is unfortunately the human.
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What animal kills the most gorillas?

Predators. Leopards and crocodiles are large carnivores which may prey upon gorillas. Humans are the greatest threat to all gorilla populations.
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What are gorillas scared of?

Certain reptiles such as chameleons and caterpillars are what are gorillas scared/afraid of. They are also afraid of water and will cross streams only if they can do so without getting wet, such as by crossing over fallen logs, and dislike rain.
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Can a gorilla beat a grizzly bear?

Although a silverback gorilla is very fast, quite strong, and has a longer arm span, it is unlikely that a silverback could defeat the much larger and faster grizzly bear in a fair fight. The one advantage that a Silverback might have is the enormous strength of its muscles.
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Can a lion fight a gorilla?

A lion would almost certainly win in a fight against a gorilla. The reasoning should not be all that surprising. A lion will stalk and ambush a gorilla in the dense vegetation of their natural habitat by waiting until it's dark to have the edge. They have a good chance at ending the fight in seconds.
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Can a gorilla kill a hippo?

The tough skin on a hippo will likely keep them safe from any attack a gorilla throws at them. Luckily these two animals do not fight each other in the wild, and they can both enjoy being one of the strongest species where they live.
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Can an elephant kill a gorilla?

An elephant would win in a fight against a gorilla. Gorillas are certainly powerful and smart animals, but they lack any definitive means of killing an elephant. Unless they happened upon an elephant lying down and managed to inflict severe bites to them, a gorilla simply would not stand a chance.
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Can a gorilla kill a crocodile?

A crocodile would win a fight against a gorilla. Most of the fights would begin in or near water, and a gorilla doesn't stand a chance in that scenario.
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Can a gorilla beat up a tiger?

Although the gorilla is strong, the fact is that it could not stop 600 pounds of charging muscle and teeth. Gorillas lack the sensory capabilities to notice a stalking tiger before it launches its fatal attack. If the two creatures met on an open field, the tiger would still have the advantage in the fight.
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Which animal is the strongest?

Elephant

In brute strength, elephants are the strongest mammals and the strongest land animals. African elephants can weigh up to 6,350kg and they can carry up to 9,000kg, the weight of 130 adult humans.
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Has a man ever fought a gorilla?

Dale McFadden. At the 1959 Great Stoneboro Fair in Pennsylvania, teenager Dale McFadden (weighing in at all of 115 lbs.) got in a cage with a 130-lb. gorilla.
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How hard can a gorilla punch?

How hard can a gorilla punch? It is believed that a gorilla punch is strong enough to shatter your skull with one slam of its arm:/Between 1300 to 2700 pounds of force. Gorillas on (avg. 400 lbs) have a muscle mass density almost 4 times higher than the most heavily muscled powerful human you know.
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Can a gorilla defeat a black bear?

Being close to the bear means being close to the mouth full of gnashing teeth and at least five claws ready to tear the gorilla apart with one swipe. With the bear's massive body, superior muscle, surprising speed and evolutionary armory, there really isn't any way a gorilla wins the fight.
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How fast is a gorilla punch?

Highly unlikely, if no firearms or tranquilizer guns are involved. A gorilla can reach speeds of 20 mph to 25 mph.
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What are gorillas biggest threat?

HUNTING AND TRADE

The commercial trade in bushmeat, which occurs throughout west and central Africa, is the biggest threat to gorillas today. Apes are being killed primarily to supply high-end demand for meat in urban centers, where the consumption of ape meat is considered to be prestigious amongst the wealthy elite.
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What happens if you stare down a gorilla?

Like shy humans, staring directly into the eyes of gorilla make them feel uncomfortable and insecure and when disrupted by your direct eye contact, they can charge aggressively at you to defend themselves.
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What makes a gorilla angry?

Like humans or other wild animals, gorillas do get aggressive. However, they do so only when they feel threatened or when a silverback from another group attempts to steal one of the females. Gorillas will first attempt to warn off an intruder by making loud grunts and tearing down vegetation.
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What animals can beat a silverback gorilla?

The only predator to prey on gorillas is the leopard. Walter Baumgärtel found the remains of several gorillas after they had been killed by leopards in the Virunga Volcanoes. Another case has been confirmed in Gabon, where a sick young gorilla was killed by a leopard.
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Are gorillas stronger than kangaroos?

A gorilla would win a fight against a kangaroo.

The gorilla has the weight and power to overwhelm the lighter creature completely. It would use all its weight and power to topple the kangaroo in a bout of extreme violence.
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Can a gorilla beat a leopard?

A leopard would win a fight against a gorilla.

Leopards are one of the few successful predators of gorillas. They are too fast and vicious for a strong gorilla to fight off, especially considering they like to ambush gorillas in their nests.
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