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Gorilla vs. Lion

posted 13 years ago by blackflagsunrise
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Not really considered "warriors", but I've always wanted to know who would win in a fight between:

A 450 lb silverback gorilla or the king of the jungle?

The lion has the speed, the jaws and the claws, jumping ability and the balance but the gorilla has that brute strength, the long arms, brachiating ability and the possibility to pick up objects and/or throw objects. It's a tough call for me, but I have to go with the gorilla - mainly due to the fact that the gorilla has the ability to pick up/throw objects (dirt, sticks, poop, etc.). If this were not a factor, the lion could be the clear winner in this case.

[–] clyons 13 years ago

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Animal_Face-Off

But it lived long enough to inspire this even worse show--though at least it makes more sense for people to kill each other for no reason.

[–] blackflagsunrise 13 years ago

Wow..that was a real show!?

[–] clyons 13 years ago

Apparently. I used to wonder if I'd imagined it. I kind of wish I had, except that I'd hate to think I could dream up something like that.

[–] psychopathyrd 7 years ago

Animal Face-Off was a terrible show. But I guess having live animals fight each others was out of the question. However their theories for why a particular animal would beat another was far-fetched and their animations were out-right laughable.

As for the original question. A lion would have to land a perfect bite on the Gorilla's neck, pounce on it's back and hang on for dear life. That would be her/his Lion's only path to victory.

My betting odds favor the Gorilla 9 to 1. Just too powerful and agile for a single lion.

Put two Lions vs 1 full sized silverback and you have yourself a more entertaining fight.

I've always wanted to see a MALE LION vs a FEMALE LION. Female Lions are considered to be the Hunter's of the pack, but male lions just look so much more powerful.

[–] pinoyartist99 13 years ago

A HIPPO CAN BEAT A SHARK!!! LMAO

[–] clyons 13 years ago

Sheesh, a big male hippo can beat almost anything this side of an elephant. Most dangerous animal in Africa. Giant crocodiles are terrified of them. A Bull Shark wouldn't stand a chance. In shallow water, there's nothing on the planet that could take a hippo, except maybe a Killer Whale.

[–] TheMasterPlan 13 years ago

And now an excerpt from "The Other Guys"

**SPOILER ALRET***

Marky – “Even if you weren’t in my food chain, I would go out of my way to attack you.
If I were a lion and your were a tuna I would swim out into the middle of the ocean and friggin eat you! And then, I’d bang your tuna girlfriend.”

Pause

Will – “Ok, first off, a lion…swimming in the ocean?
Lions don’t even like water.
If you placed it near a river, or some sort of fresh water source, that’d make sense.
But you find yourself in the ocean, a 20 ft wave, I’m assuming its off the coast of South Africa, coming up against a full, grown, 800 lb tuna with his 20 or 30 friends.
You lose that battle. you lose that battle nine times out of ten.
And guess what, you wandered into our school, of tuna and we now have a taste of blood! We’ve talked, to ourselves. We’ve communicated and said, ‘you know what? lion tastes good. Lets go get some more lion.’
We’ve developed a system, to establish a beachhead and aggressively hunt you and your family. And we will corner your, your pride, your children, your offspring…”

Marky – “How ya gonna to do that?”

Will – “We will construct a series of breathing apparatus with kelp. We will be able to trap certain amounts of oxygen. Its not going to be days at a time, an hour, hour 45. No problem. That will give us enough time to figure out where you live, go back to the sea, get more oxygen and then stalk you. You just lost at your own game. You are out gunned and outmanned.

That go the way you thought it was gonna to go?” Shaking his head. “Nope.”

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Why is this relevant? Strangely somehow, it just is...

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[–] clyons 13 years ago

This is really funny, but in fact Bull Sharks frequently swim thousands of miles up freshwater rivers, and could easily encounter hippos. Who would bite them in half if they were stupid enough to go after one, which they'd be very unlikely to do, because a hippo is too damn big, but that was the show--animals stupidly fighting each other to the death for no reason. Actually, that's this show as well. Animal Face-off was the prototype, but it didn't work, because nobody believed animals other than humans were that dumb.

[–] master_fercho 13 years ago

Yeah, but those were animals who could and often did fight each other, the other show has animals who never fought each other.

[–] ryulu999 13 years ago

This is what I thought up, by comparing their attacking styles and "weapons" (the lion has claws, fangs, and agility; the gorilla has enormous strength and brains)

The lion and gorilla face each other. The lion circles the gorilla and pounces him from behind. The lion manages to get a few scratches and bites on the gorilla's back, but there's not much damage. The gorilla throws the lion off a certain distance. The lion quickly lunges at the gorilla's ankle and gives him a nasty bite, puncturing his foot. The gorilla quickly takes a swipe at the lion, breaking a rib or two. The lion backs off, slightly frightened at the pain, but later pissed. The gorilla, now injured, tries to flee the scene. The gorilla sees a boulder and throws it at the lion. This hits the lions head and throws him off balance slightly, but the lion stubbornly chases the gorilla and again pounces on his back. The gorilla, now furious, throws the lion off, and attacks him head on, while the lion is lying on his back. The gorilla is determined to obliterate the lion into pieces with his fists and teeth. The lion, lying on his back, digs his rear claws into the gorillas belly. The gorilla backs off, now in excruciating pain. The lion quickly closes in and bites the gorillas neck with his fangs. The gorilla dies of suffocation.

Winner: Lion

[–] ryulu999 13 years ago

This is what I thought up, by comparing their attacking styles and "weapons" (the lion has claws, fangs, and agility; the gorilla has enormous strength and brains)

The lion and gorilla face each other. The lion circles the gorilla and pounces him from behind. The lion manages to get a few scratches and bites on the gorilla's back, but there's not much damage. The gorilla throws the lion off a certain distance. The lion quickly lunges at the gorilla's ankle and gives him a nasty bite, puncturing his foot. The gorilla quickly takes a swipe at the lion, breaking a rib or two. The lion backs off, slightly frightened at the pain, but later pissed. The gorilla, now injured, tries to flee the scene, but can't because his foot is injured and bleeding. The gorilla sees a boulder and throws it at the lion. This hits the lions head and throws him off balance slightly, but the lion stubbornly chases the gorilla and again pounces on his back. The gorilla, now furious, throws the lion off, and attacks him head on, while the lion is lying on his back. The gorilla is determined to obliterate the lion into pieces with his fists and teeth. The lion, lying on his back, digs his rear claws into the gorillas belly. The gorilla backs off, now in excruciating pain. The lion quickly closes in and bites the gorillas neck with his fangs. The gorilla dies of suffocation.

Winner: Lion

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[–] clyons 13 years ago

I agreed with nearly all the results of those match-ups (and I tend to agree with most of the DW results).

But that didn't make either show any less stupid or pointless. Animal Face-off was actually better done, in that they did better research, and their experts really were experts.

Thing is, large dangerous animals just don't fight without a damn good reason. It's counter-evolutionary.

No, it took humans to invent The Darwin Awards, just like it took humans to make DW even halfway credible. Humans like you, in fact. Except I bet you're actually a wimp.

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[–] clyons 13 years ago

Well, try being a better straight-man.

Or do I assume too much?

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[–] clyons 13 years ago

Your gracious surrender is accepted. And now I can put you on ignore. Farewell, Deadliest Bore.

[–] blackflagsunrise 13 years ago

Fellas! Fellas! No fighting, please! It really solves nothing - especially on IMDB thread.

Gorilla vs. Lion. Who wins?

[–] clyons 13 years ago

--to learn there is fighting going on at the Deadliest Warrior forum!

I mean, it's almost as bad as fighting in the War Room!

[–] blackflagsunrise 13 years ago

Don't let this thread/forum awaken the inner Gorilla inside of you! (That being said, there's an inner gorilla inside all of us.)

OOGA-BOOGA!

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[–] blackflagsunrise 12 years ago

Bumping this - I wanna see if anybody has any fresh takes on this.

[–] jackpwnz 12 years ago

Lions are a lot bigger than gorillas so a lion would probably win. However, a gorilla would beat a lion of the same size (lets say a 400lb gorilla vs a 400lb lion).

There isn't much real hard evidence of either animal's strength but we know that a chimpanzee can rip a car door off, which is ripping steel apart. Judging by that, I could see a gorilla (stronger than a chimp) ripping off a lion's hind leg. I could also see a gorilla getting a neck bite much easier because the gorilla's neck is protected by its large shoulders and head while a lion's is exposed; gorillas have similar sized teeth and actually have stronger bites than lions.

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[–] Bernnard_Black 12 years ago

Lion all the way. The lion just has better natural weapons to work with. He's got massive claws with the strength to use them, a powerful bit with sharp fangs, and has a few million years of evolution teaching him to hunt and fight. A gorilla has some impressive fangs, but not the bite strength of a lion. And while a gorilla has strong arms that could no doubt give a lion a good whack, he has no claws. Bottom line for me? The gorilla can hurt the lion, but the lion can kill the gorilla.

Here's to the health of Cardinal Puff.

[–] Marley_Rockz 11 years ago

"A gorilla has some impressive fangs, but not the bite strength of a lion"

actually a Lion has a bite of 500 to 600psi a Gorilla has a bite of 1300psi which is over twice as strong.. but as many have said these 2 would not fight in the wild .. one would back off first so as not to risk injury .. if they did fight though it would not be one sided .. an adult male lion is bigger than an adult gorilla .. that being said though the only real way the lion would win cleanly is by biting the throat which would be hard to do as the gorilla's neck is heavily muscled and the gorilla has more range of motion allowing it to block such a move .. the lion could claw the gorilla but this would not do any immediately fatal damage .. if the gorilla did hit the lion right it could break many bones with its strength and range of motion .. ultimately if they did fight it would end up being a wrestling match with injuries to both and then they would certainly back off

[–] Ratchapakinai 8 years ago

I'd say a gorilla would win. It would be able to injure a lion enough for the lion to run off. Lions know when to leave otherwise their injuries are too much to be able to hunt and survive. That being said the Gorilla might just run off when he sees the lion to begin with.