{"id":73800,"date":"2022-04-22T04:05:03","date_gmt":"2022-04-22T04:05:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/how-strong-is-a-silverback-gorillas-bite\/"},"modified":"2022-04-22T04:05:03","modified_gmt":"2022-04-22T04:05:03","slug":"how-strong-is-a-silverback-gorillas-bite","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/how-strong-is-a-silverback-gorillas-bite\/","title":{"rendered":"How strong is a silverback gorillas bite?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_17 counter-hierarchy counter-decimal ez-toc-grey\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" style=\"display: none;\"><i class=\"ez-toc-glyphicon ez-toc-icon-toggle\"><\/i><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class=\"ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1\"><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/how-strong-is-a-silverback-gorillas-bite\/#How_strong_is_a_silverback_gorillas_bite\" title=\"How strong is a silverback gorillas bite?\">How strong is a silverback gorillas bite?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/how-strong-is-a-silverback-gorillas-bite\/#Would_a_silverback_gorilla_beat_a_grizzly_bear\" title=\"Would a silverback gorilla beat a grizzly bear?\">Would a silverback gorilla beat a grizzly bear?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/how-strong-is-a-silverback-gorillas-bite\/#Can_a_gorilla_rip_your_head_off\" title=\"Can a gorilla rip your head off?\">Can a gorilla rip your head off?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/how-strong-is-a-silverback-gorillas-bite\/#How_much_stronger_is_a_silverback_gorilla_than_a_human\" title=\"How much stronger is a silverback gorilla than a human?\">How much stronger is a silverback gorilla than a human?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/how-strong-is-a-silverback-gorillas-bite\/#How_hard_can_a_silverback_gorilla_punch\" title=\"How hard can a silverback gorilla punch?\">How hard can a silverback gorilla punch?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/how-strong-is-a-silverback-gorillas-bite\/#Can_a_gorilla_break_steel\" title=\"Can a gorilla break steel?\">Can a gorilla break steel?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/how-strong-is-a-silverback-gorillas-bite\/#Who_would_win_a_fight_between_a_silverback_gorilla_and_a_grizzly_bear\" title=\"Who would win a fight between a silverback gorilla and a grizzly bear?\">Who would win a fight between a silverback gorilla and a grizzly bear?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/how-strong-is-a-silverback-gorillas-bite\/#What_animal_can_beat_a_grizzly_bear\" title=\"What animal can beat a grizzly bear?\">What animal can beat a grizzly bear?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/how-strong-is-a-silverback-gorillas-bite\/#How_strong_is_a_gorilla_head\" title=\"How strong is a gorilla head?\">How strong is a gorilla head?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/how-strong-is-a-silverback-gorillas-bite\/#Has_a_gorilla_ever_attacked_a_human\" title=\"Has a gorilla ever attacked a human?\">Has a gorilla ever attacked a human?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/how-strong-is-a-silverback-gorillas-bite\/#How_strong_is_a_hit_from_a_gorilla\" title=\"How strong is a hit from a gorilla?\">How strong is a hit from a gorilla?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-12\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/how-strong-is-a-silverback-gorillas-bite\/#Can_a_human_beat_a_silverback_gorilla\" title=\"Can a human beat a silverback gorilla?\">Can a human beat a silverback gorilla?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-13\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/how-strong-is-a-silverback-gorillas-bite\/#How_strong_is_a_silverback_gorilla_compared_to_a_human\" title=\"How strong is a silverback gorilla compared to a human?\">How strong is a silverback gorilla compared to a human?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-14\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/how-strong-is-a-silverback-gorillas-bite\/#Are_Silverbacks_stronger_than_humans\" title=\"Are Silverbacks stronger than humans?\">Are Silverbacks stronger than humans?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-15\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/how-strong-is-a-silverback-gorillas-bite\/#Can_a_gorilla_punch_hard\" title=\"Can a gorilla punch hard?\">Can a gorilla punch hard?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-16\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/how-strong-is-a-silverback-gorillas-bite\/#How_strong_is_a_silverback_gorilla\" title=\"How strong is a silverback gorilla?\">How strong is a silverback gorilla?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-17\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/how-strong-is-a-silverback-gorillas-bite\/#How_hard_can_a_gorilla_punch_PSI\" title=\"How hard can a gorilla punch PSI?\">How hard can a gorilla punch PSI?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-18\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/how-strong-is-a-silverback-gorillas-bite\/#Can_gorillas_bend_metal\" title=\"Can gorillas bend metal?\">Can gorillas bend metal?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-19\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/how-strong-is-a-silverback-gorillas-bite\/#How_strong_is_a_Gorillas_grip\" title=\"How strong is a Gorillas grip?\">How strong is a Gorillas grip?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-20\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/how-strong-is-a-silverback-gorillas-bite\/#How_strong_can_a_gorilla_punch\" title=\"How strong can a gorilla punch?\">How strong can a gorilla punch?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-21\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/how-strong-is-a-silverback-gorillas-bite\/#Can_gorillas_bend_iron_bars\" title=\"Can gorillas bend iron bars?\">Can gorillas bend iron bars?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_strong_is_a_silverback_gorillas_bite\"><\/span>How strong is a silverback gorillas bite?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>about 1,300 pounds per square inch<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Would_a_silverback_gorilla_beat_a_grizzly_bear\"><\/span>Would a silverback gorilla beat a grizzly bear?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>A grizzly beats a silverback 10 times out of 10. The average silverback weighs around 350 pounds and stands at 5-and-a-half feet tall. Their long arms give them the reach advantage on a grizzly, but thats about it.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Can_a_gorilla_rip_your_head_off\"><\/span>Can a gorilla rip your head off?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>One of the only recorded instances of a Gorilla killing a human is by a Silverback picking up a grown man with one arm and ripping his head off with the other.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_much_stronger_is_a_silverback_gorilla_than_a_human\"><\/span>How much stronger is a silverback gorilla than a human?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The average silverback gorilla strength is equivalent to <b>20 adult human beings. Silverbacks can lift or throw up to 1796.77 lb (815 kg), which is the average weight of more than 20 adult humans combined; whereas a well-trained human can only lift up to 881.849 lb (400 kg).<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_hard_can_a_silverback_gorilla_punch\"><\/span>How hard can a silverback gorilla punch?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>It is believed that a gorilla punch is strong enough to shatter your skull with one slam of its arm:\/<b>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.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Can_a_gorilla_break_steel\"><\/span>Can a gorilla break steel?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>One of the only recorded instances of a Gorilla killing a human is by a Silverback picking up a grown man with one arm and ripping his head off with the other.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Who_would_win_a_fight_between_a_silverback_gorilla_and_a_grizzly_bear\"><\/span>Who would win a fight between a silverback gorilla and a grizzly bear?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Although a silverback gorilla is very fast, quite strong, and has a longer arm span, <b>there is no way a silverback could defeat the much larger and faster grizzly bear in a fair fight.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_animal_can_beat_a_grizzly_bear\"><\/span>What animal can beat a grizzly bear?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>The gorilla has very little in the way of defense. It doesnt have extremely thick skin so the bears claws and bite will easily rip into the flesh. Its bones are thick but not thick enough to withstand the onslaught of the bear.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_strong_is_a_gorilla_head\"><\/span>How strong is a gorilla head?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>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:\/<b>Between 1300 to 2700 pounds of force.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Has_a_gorilla_ever_attacked_a_human\"><\/span>Has a gorilla ever attacked a human?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>There have been few cases where gorillas attacked and even killed humans, although such incidents are rare and the human was always to blame. Gorillas can attack if surprised or threatened or if a person behaves in the wrong way in front of them or makes an unexpected movement.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_strong_is_a_hit_from_a_gorilla\"><\/span>How strong is a hit from a gorilla?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>2700 pounds<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Can_a_human_beat_a_silverback_gorilla\"><\/span>Can a human beat a silverback gorilla?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>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 <b>theres no single record of any human ever killing a mountain gorilla using bear hands<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_strong_is_a_silverback_gorilla_compared_to_a_human\"><\/span>How strong is a silverback gorilla compared to a human?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Gorillas have exceptional strength. <b>The average silverback gorilla strength is equivalent to 20 adult human beings. Silverbacks can lift or throw up to 1796.77 lb (815 kg), which is the average weight of more than 20 adult humans combined; whereas a well-trained human can only lift up to 881.849 lb (400 kg).<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Are_Silverbacks_stronger_than_humans\"><\/span>Are Silverbacks stronger than humans?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The silverbacks are in fact <b>stronger than 20 adult humans combined as they can lift or throw up to 815 kgs while a well-trained man can only lift up to 400 kgs.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Can_a_gorilla_punch_hard\"><\/span>Can a gorilla punch hard?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>One of the only recorded instances of a Gorilla killing a human is by a Silverback picking up a grown man with one arm and ripping his head off with the other.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_strong_is_a_silverback_gorilla\"><\/span>How strong is a silverback gorilla?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Great apes like chimps, bonobos and gorillas cant make fists with their hands, so <b>they cant actually punch, making it difficult to directly compare our fighting abilities with theirs.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_hard_can_a_gorilla_punch_PSI\"><\/span>How hard can a gorilla punch PSI?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Gorillas have exceptional strength. The average silverback gorilla strength is <b>equivalent to 20 adult human beings. Silverbacks can lift or throw up to 1796.77 lb (815 kg), which is the average weight of more than 20 adult humans combined; whereas a well-trained human can only lift up to 881.849 lb (400 kg).<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Can_gorillas_bend_metal\"><\/span>Can gorillas bend metal?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Gorillas Are Strong However, an adult gorilla is certainly very strong  possibly up to 10 times stronger than a grown man. <b>Gorillas have been known to bend metal bars to escape a cage, tear down banana trees with ease and their bite has about double the force of a lions.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_strong_is_a_Gorillas_grip\"><\/span>How strong is a Gorillas grip?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Gorilla strength is estimated to be <b>about 10 times their body weight. Fully grown silverbacks are in actually stronger than 20 adult humans combined. A Silverback gorilla can lift 4,000 lb (1,810 kg) on a bench press, while a well-trained man can only lift up to 885 lb (401.5 kg.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_strong_can_a_gorilla_punch\"><\/span>How strong can a gorilla punch?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Heres how strong the punch of a gorilla is: Typical gorilla punches deliver <b>13002700 pounds of force. Consider that the average, untrained human throws a punch with roughly 150 pounds of force. Boxers average 750 pounds of force, which is more than the average puncher but still far less than the gorilla.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Can_gorillas_bend_iron_bars\"><\/span>Can gorillas bend iron bars?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Its strength is evidenced by observing the gorilla casually bending and snapping objects such as banana plantations, breaking tree branches, <b>tempered steel bars, Giant bamboo stalks. Its muscles have power between 8-16 times that of man.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Table of Contents How strong is a silverback gorillas bite?Would a silverback gorilla beat a grizzly bear?Can a gorilla rip your head off?How much stronger is a silverback gorilla than a human?How hard can a silverback gorilla punch?Can a gorilla break steel?Who would win a fight between a silverback gorilla and a grizzly bear?What animal&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"spay_email":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-73800","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/73800"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=73800"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/73800\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=73800"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=73800"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=73800"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}