Who is stronger a gorilla or a grizzly bear?

Although a silverback gorilla is very fast, quite strong, and has a longer arm span, there is no way a silverback could defeat the much larger and faster grizzly bear in a fair fight.
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Is a gorilla stronger than a grizzly bear?

With the bear's massive body, superior muscle, surprising speed and evolutionary armory, there really isn't any way a gorilla wins the fight. Every attempt it makes would be thwarted by at least one of these factors.
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Who wins in a fight a grizzly bear or a silverback gorilla?

Looking at the size difference alone, a grizzly is often at least twice as heavy and can be three times as heavy as a gorilla. That is a very large difference. That is a 70 lb person fighting a 150-210 lb person, or a 150 lb person fighting a 300-450 lb person. The gorilla has very little in the way of defense.
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Would a hippo beat a bear?

Hippos are significantly larger than grizzly bears and are speedy themselves, so they quite able to attack. The hippo is protected with its tough skin from the bear's teeth and claws, allowing it to use its large size, around ten times that of a grizzly bear, to defeat the bear.
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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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Are gorillas stronger than lions?

They tend to be stronger and capable of using that strength to kill their enemy. Interestingly, the differences between a lion and a gorilla are not that substantial in terms of their size. A large lion can weigh upwards of 500 pounds and a large gorilla will regularly weigh about 440lbs. That's roughly the same.
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Can a gorilla beat a polar bear?

While the largest gorillas can come into weight range of the smaller polar bears, in general terms, the polar bear far exceeds the gorilla in weight and height.
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Which bear is the strongest?

Among all bear species, both the grizzly bear and polar bear take the crown as the strongest. Weighing more than around 800 pounds — the maximum recorded size is twice that figure — an individual male grizzly is equivalent to around five humans in strength … and even more when enraged.
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What wins gorilla or black bear?

Gorillas are much stronger than black bears, with a maximum lifting capacity of up to 4,000 lbs meaning it could lift up ten black bears! Gorillas are not as fast as most predators, but they do have some adaptations that would make them a tough opponent for any predator.
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What animal can beat a gorilla?

Leopards are the only animals in their range that have the ability to kill an adult gorilla.
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Are Tigers stronger than gorillas?

When it comes to a tiger and a gorilla in a fight it would be a short fight. Tigers are bigger, stronger, and faster than a gorilla. The gorilla would be able to put up a fight and could injure the tiger if he was able to get a bite in, but that would be his only offense.
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Can a human knock out a gorilla?

A human can fight a gorilla, but the outcome wouldn't be good. The gorilla is simply too powerful. If you had to go up against any animal in the world, a gorilla would be one of the worst draws you could get. You can only survive a gorilla fight if the gorilla chooses to let you, assuming you're unarmed.
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Can a man fight a gorilla?

For many humans to beat a mountain gorilla, that would need your strength combined into one person which is even impossible. Mountain gorillas have been killed by humans using weapons but there's no single record of any human ever killing a mountain gorilla using bear hands.
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Do gorillas have predators?

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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Who would win a gorilla or a hippo?

Although the gorilla is more skillful and more intelligent than the hippo, its massive size disadvantage is simply too much to overcome. Thus the undisputed winner is the hippopotamus. The chances of actually seeing a hippo fight a gorilla, however, are close to zero.
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Who would win a crocodile or a gorilla?

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. If a crocodile bit and dragged the gorilla into the water, then it's a simple victory.
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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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Would a black bear beat a gorilla?

Who would win: black bear or gorilla? The black bear is a smaller species but still has body strength. Unfortunately, the gorilla has exceptional dexterity. The bear will lunge but it won't pull or grab or wrestle like the gorilla.
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Who would win grizzly bear or polar bear?

Put more bluntly, when polar bears and grizzly bears are both competing for food, its the polar bears that are more likely to walk away from conflict and leave the prize for grizzly bears. The bottom line: in a fight between a polar bear and grizzly bear, the grizzly bear reigns supreme.
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Would a silverback gorilla beat a tiger?

A contest of the largest gorilla ever vs the largest tiger ever is surprisingly close! The largest gorilla was in captivity and weighed 860 pounds while the largest captive tiger weighed in at 932 pounds. Close, but the tiger once again weighs more. Tigers are larger than gorillas, so they get the advantage.
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What animal can beat a polar bear?

Adult polar bears have no natural predators, though walruses and wolves can kill them.
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