Comment on Lions are just big cats. They like scratches under the chin and everything.
ThatWeirdGuy1001@lemmy.world 6 months agoPretty sure it could honestly go either way each time.
Like I could see a gorilla beating a lion but could equally see a lion beating a gorilla.
Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 6 months 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.
ThatWeirdGuy1001@lemmy.world 6 months 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.
Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 6 months 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.
ThatWeirdGuy1001@lemmy.world 6 months 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.
kraftpudding@lemmy.world 6 months 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.
variants@possumpat.io 6 months ago
House cats are quicker than dnskes and stuff so I imagine cats in general are just crazy fast
emergencyfood@sh.itjust.works 6 months 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.
ThatWeirdGuy1001@lemmy.world 6 months ago
Maybe I’m thinking of leopards?
corus_kt@lemmy.world 6 months 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.
Grabthar@lemmy.world 6 months 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.