![]() ![]() In fact, according to witnesses, the gorilla passed the entire two hours seeking to ward off the savage onslaughts of the enraged panther. Zoo authorities and the owner of the two animals expressed the opinion that despite the weight advantage, Barangtu was fighting far out of his class. “SPOKANE, WASH.-It was generally agreed that Barangtu, a 312pound gorilla, never had a chance in his two-hour death struggle with a snarling 185-pound black panther. And the videos available online on this topic are all sensationalised and fabricated. It ain’t going to happen, it has not happened and to speculate on an outcome is a waste of time. ![]() But the question is about a fight between a healthy male lion and a healthy silverback gorilla. ![]() An injured lion is going to die of starvation probably.Īpparently, there are records of leopards (much smaller than a lion) attacking gorillas but no doubt these were sub-adult or young gorillas and/or sick gorillas. It’s just not worth the risk of injury to tackle a silverback gorilla. Certainly, a gorilla would avoid an adult male lion and a lion would probably avoid adult male gorillas in the interests of self-preservation. they were sympatric, they would avoid each other. However, even if these two impressive animals did live in the same area i.e. It is likely that this critical difference in mentality would give the lion an overriding advantage if a fight should ever be commenced between a gorilla and a lion. That’s why, I guess, the story mentioned above suggests the gorilla was very passive and defensive. They are not predators and the predator has a skill set which makes them very good at killing. Having read a number of articles or posts by people who consider themselves to be expert on this matter, but who are laypeople without qualifications or recognised expertise, the consensus is that the lion would win in a lion versus gorilla fight perhaps mainly because of their speed and predatory instincts.Īfter all, gorillas are non-carnivorous. Clearly the jaguar was in a very aggressive mood for some reason or other. But I would argue it doesn’t help us in the slightest because we don’t know the mentality of the primate. We don’t know whether the story is accurate or even truthful. The panther had torn the arm off the gorilla and inflicted other painful wounds. The jaguar did not kill the gorilla but severely harmed him and attendants apparently euthanised or killed the gorilla out of mercy. Judging by the report, it seems that the gorilla was surprised by the attack. They are intelligent and being captive they may have formed relationships with the keepers or learned to become less aggressive. The gorilla may have been quite tame and passive. And so, the encounter has some relevance to answering the question but it seems to me that the gorilla was not prepared to fight. This is the third largest cat after the tiger, being the biggest, and the lion the second biggest. The size of the cat indicates that it was a melanistic jaguar. The 312-pound gorilla’s behaviour was entirely defensive when attacked by a 185-pounds black panther. The most high-profile meeting of a big cat and a gorilla occurred in a well-known encounter in Spokane, Washington, at an animal show (reported 23 September 1949 by the Virginia Chronicle – see report at base of article). Lions live on the wide open, arid plains of Africa and gorillas live in forests up in the hills. However, at the end of the day no matter how much science you apply to composing an answer, it comes down to guesswork. Of course, too, there is aggressiveness and a willingness to fight which must be a factor. But these factors are not the complete picture. Image: MikeB.Īll the discussions are based upon the bite force of these two animals, their speed, their strength and their intelligence et cetera.
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