Comment on Lions are just big cats. They like scratches under the chin and everything.

• Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Honestly, I just can’t see a single Lion doing that. Like one good punch, and the lion is done.

  Now maybe if it were a pack. I could see the gorilla still killing 2-3 lions, but going down to the herd.

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  • ThatWeirdGuy1001@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Don’t gorillas get taken out by jaguars though?

    I know jaguars have a stronger bite force but pound for pound I’m pretty sure lions are stronger.

    Idk I just feel like it’s a decent match up.

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    • Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Maybe I’m underestimating their speed. I just vtcan’t imagine how a single jaguar gets the chance TO bite. I’m just imagining one punch from the silverback, and it’s OVER.

      Maybe the jaguar has enough speed to surprise the gorilla, and if they bite the throat maybe thats enough. But I just don’t see the bite ever actually happening.

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      • ThatWeirdGuy1001@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        I think you might be over estimating the force of a gorilla punch. I mean don’t get me wrong gorillas have ridiculous strength and can do some serious damage with just a few hits.

        But lions aren’t exactly glass cannons. They can take a few hits before quitting/dying. I mean they deal with things like wildebeests after all.

        The context of the fight would definitely be a major factor though.

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      • kraftpudding@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        Cats are ambush predators though. Jaguar gets the first bite before the Gorilla even knows what’s happening. If that goes to the throat, bingo.

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      • variants@possumpat.io ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        House cats are quicker than dnskes and stuff so I imagine cats in general are just crazy fast

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    • emergencyfood@sh.itjust.works ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Jaguars live in South America. Gorillas live in Africa. Even gorilla vs lion is very unlikely, since (most) gorillas live in the rainforest and African lions live in the savanna.

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      • ThatWeirdGuy1001@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        Maybe I’m thinking of leopards?

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    • corus_kt@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      I’d like to put a case forward for gorillas please.

      In a brawl where both parties are strong enough to survive the inital attack, the toughness of each party becomes the deciding factor. The gorilla is just much tougher by design, it’s much harder to go for the neck when it has nothing but muscle for neck, or the genitials when gorilla dong averages around 3cm small. The lion’s definitely more of a glass cannon by design.

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  • Grabthar@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    But coming up against a full grown 800 pound tuna with his 20 or 30 friends, you lose that battle, you lose that battle 9 times out of 10.

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