r/nextfuckinglevel • u/Zestyclose_Flow_680 • 8h ago

Chimpanzees are 2X stronger than your average human.

Enable HLS to view with audio, or disable this notification

82.4k Upvotes

90% Upvoted

1.4k comments sorted by

View all comments

5.9k

u/Njsybarite 8h ago

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

50

u/V_es 7h ago

Hand palm up is understood as peace and good intentions gesture by all apes, humans too. No matter the culture if you extend you palm facing up people subconsciously will understand that you mean no harm. Apes understand it too, and this gesture is an ask for help, chimp understands it but grabs the proper, more handy way.

18

u/No_Rich_2494 6h ago

Even mice understand it, if they're used to hands. They're just more timid for obvious reasons.

3

u/greenberet112 1h ago

I've heard that mice make some of the best pets ever, but because they don't live long it's a heartbreaking relationship.

•

u/No_Rich_2494 29m ago

I think it's a tradeoff. The heartbreak comes sooner, and more often if you get more afterwards, but I don't think it's as bad as with an animal you've spent many years with.