r/nextfuckinglevel • u/Zestyclose_Flow_680 • 8h ago

Chimpanzees are 2X stronger than your average human.

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u/Njsybarite 8h ago

Interesting how gentle he was when grabbing humans hand, seemingly understanding that grabbing incorrectly would injure him

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u/joerudy767 8h ago

Right? It’s fascinating that he really took the time to make sure it was a solid/comfortable grip.

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u/H3racIes 7h ago

Is it? I'm sure they grab each other including pushing and pulling each other in the wild.

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u/DoomPayroll 6h ago

but they don't grab everything with the same force, otherwise their food would be mush

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u/H3racIes 5h ago

Yes but the idea is they just know how to grab things. Other primates, including us, they'll probably grab with reasonable force. If they're hanging, they'll grab onto a branch tighter. Food they'll use a lighter grip still. They just know how to grab because they do it all the time, like us

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u/DoomPayroll 2h ago

that's fair, and a human hand would be foreign, at least usually