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Expert: CARLOS - 11/3/2009
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Hello Carlos!
Here are some questions for you:
1. If a silverback gorilla and a black bear of the same weight decided to wrestle around to see who was stronger and more dominant, who would win? No claws and teeth used, just grabbing and pushing for position.
2. How would a silverback gorilla fare in a battle against an american alligator if the fight was entirely on land?
3. If a full-grown bull giraffe and a full-grown bull hippo got extremely mad at one another and decided to fight to the death, who would win? Assume the fight stays entirely on land.
4. Assume there is a 550lb green anaconda in 3ft of water. What animals that weigh 550lbs or less could go into the water and battle the anaconda and defeat it most of the time?
5. This question is kind of crazy! In Greek mythology there is a 3-headed dog named Cerberus that guards the entrance to Hades. Let's suppose that this dog is a Tosa Inu that is the same size as the largest Tosa Inu except it has 3 heads. Assume it is game-bred. I know this is purely hypothetical, but do you think that such a dog could defeat a silverback gorilla in battle?
6. Who would win in a fight between a polar bear and a hippo if they both weighed the same?
7. What is the smallest feline(weight-wise) that could battle a silverback gorilla and win most of the time?
8. How would a full-grown OSTRICH fare against these animals? All fights occur entirely on land and begin face-to-face.
A. HYENA
B. SILVERBACK GORILLA
C. WARTHOG
D. WILD BOAR
E. SUN BEAR
F. PUMA
G. KOMODO DRAGON
H. CASSOWARY
I. ANACONDA
J. BLACK CAIMAN
K. KANGAROO
L. ORYX
thank you very much!
Answer
HEY BRAD,GOOD TO HEAR FROM YOU AGAIN, HERE WE GO:
1) SILVER BACK GORILLA AND BLACK BEAR OF THE SAME WEIGHT, THE BLACK BEAR WOULD STILL BE STRONGER, BEARS HAVE VERY DENSE BONES, AND EVEN A BLACK BEAR WHICH IS NOT AS STRONG AS GRIZZLY ARE VERY GOOD AT GRAPPLING AND WRESTLING. ALSO TOO THE BLACK BEAR WOULD BE SOMEWHAT TALLER THEN THE GORILLA.
2. A SILVER BACK WOULD DO WELL AGAINST AN AMERICAN ALLIGATOR ON LAND,IT IS INTELLIGENT ENOUGH TO AVOID THE GATOR TILL IT WAS WORN OUT AND THEN IT COULD SUCCESSFULLY,WRESTLE IT TO THE GROUND AND EITHER STRANGLE IT OR FINISH IT OFF WITH A BITE TO THE SKULL.
3. A KICK FROM THE GIRAFFE TO THE HIPPO WOULD PROBABLY ABLE TO BREAK EITHER THE UPPER OR LOWER JAW, WHICH WOULD ALLOW IT TO WIN, HOWEVER IF THE HIPPO IS ABLE TO DELIVER A GOOD BITE TO EITHER LEGS OF THE GIRAFFE IT WOULD BREAK IT AS THEY ARE ABLE TO BITE CROCODILES IN HALF, IF THIS HAPPENS THE GIRAFFE WOULD BE IN TROUBLE. SO I WOULD SAY WHOEVER GOT THE FIRST GOOD STRIKE.
4. I BELIEVE A 550LB BENGAL TIGER, A 550 LB GRIZZLY, OR POLAR BEAR, WOULD BE ABLE TO DEFEAT THE ANACONDA,YOU SEE THESE PREDATORS ARE ALL AQUATIC AND WITH ONLY THREE FEET OF WATER, THEY WOULD HAVE LITTLE PROBLEM PREVAILING, IT WOULD ALSO FACTOR IF THE WATER WAS CLEAR SO THEY COULD SEE THE SNAKE.
5. I WOULD HAVE TO GO WITH THE SILVERBACK ON THIS ONE, YOU SEE IF THE TOSA HAD THREE HEADS IT WOULD CHARGE FORWARD STRAIGHT FOR THE GORILLA, I CAN SEE THE GORILLA LIFTING BOTH POWERFUL ARMS WITH HIS FISTS CLUTCHED AND SLAMMING THEM DOWN ON THE TWO HEADS ON THE SIDE, WITH ENOUGH FORCE TO CRUSH BOTH HEADS, THIS WOULD LEAVE ONLY THE HEAD IN THE MIDDLE WHICH WOULD PROBABLY INJURE THE GORILLA AT FIRST,HOWEVER WITH TWO HEADS DOWN THE GORILLA WOULD HAVE NO TROUBLE DISPATCHING, THE THIRD.
6. THIS WOULD BE A CLOSE MATCH AT EQUAL SIZES THE POLAR BEAR WOULD BE STRONGER, HOWEVER , THE HIPPO WOULD HAVE FORMIDABLE JAWS THAT COULD STILL DO DAMAGE, HOWEVER, IF THE BEAR LANDED A PAW SWIPE TO THE HEAD OF THE HIPPO WHILE AVOIDING ITS JAWS I WOULD GIVE IT THE WIN AND THE ADVANTAGE IN THIS FIGHT. YOU SEE BEING MUCH LESS SMALLER THEN AN AVERAGE HIPPO ITS BITE WOULD NOT CAUSE THE DAMAGE THAT A REGULAR SIZE HIPPO WOULD AND BEARS HAVE A THICK LAYER OF BLUBBER, AND ARE RESISTANT TO INJURY.
7.THE SMALLEST FELINE THAT COULD TACKLE A SILVERBACK IS A LEOPARD. YOU SEE THERE ARE DOCUMENTED CASES OF LEOPARDS HUNTING AND KILLING SILVER BACKS IN THE WILD BY, DISEMBOWELING THEIR VULNERABLE STOMACH WITH THEIR RAZOR SHARP CLAWS.
8.OSTRICH AGAINST
A.HYENA- THE OSTRICH WOULD BE ABLE TO FEND OFF THE HYENA WITH ITS POWERFUL KICKS, HOWEVER, IF THE HYENA GOT A GOOD BITE ON ONE OF THE OSTRICHES LEGS IT WOULD BREAK IT WITH EASE.
B. I BELIEVE THE SILVERBACK WOULD BE SMART ENOUGH TO AVOID THE OST
C. WARTHOG- THE OSTRICH WOULD BE ABLE TO KEEP IT AT BAY, HOWEVER THE WARTHOG WOULD CAUSE IT SOME INJURIES
D. THE LARGEST WILD BOAR WOULD BE VERY AGGRESSIVE AND IT HAS A VERY TOUGH HIDE AND IT ALSO OUTWEIGHS THE OSTRICH, THIS WOULD GO TO THE WILD BOAR.
E. SUN BEAR - THE SUN BEAR NOT BEING AS AGILE AS A CAT WOULD HAVE TROUBLE REACHING THE OSTRICHES VULNERABLE NECK, ONE KICK WOULD SEVERELY INJURE THE SMALL BEAR WHICH MAKES IT THE LOSER.
F PUMA - THE PUMA IS FAST AND AGILE WOULD BE ABLE TO BRING DOWN THE OSTRICH AND BE MORE THEN CAPABLE OF AVOIDING ITS KICKS.
G.KOMODO DRAGON - THE OSTRICH WOULD DEFEAT THE KOMODO, UP FRONT HOWEVER, IF THE KOMODO GETS IN JUST ONE BITE THE OSTRICH WOULD DIE DAYS LATER.
H. CASSOWARY- THEY BOTH THE SAME WEAPONS HOWEVER THE OSTICH CAN BE TWICE AT LARGE WHICH GIVES IT THE ADVANTAGE.
I. ANACONDA- IT WOULD BE VERY DIFFICULT FOR AN ANACONDA TO REACH THE VULNERABLE PARTS OF AN OSTRICH, ONE KICK FROM THE OSTRICH TO THE ANACONDAS HEAD WOULD END THE FIGHT.
J. BLACK CAIMAN- IF THE CAIMAN WAS IN THE WATER AND OSTRICH WAS BENDING DOWN FOR A DRINK THE CAIMAN COULD EASILY KILL IT BE GRABBING ITS FRAGILE NECK WITH ITS JAWS AND CRUSHING IT, IT WOULD BE TOUGH FOR THE OSTRICH TO PENETRATE THE CAIMANS SKIN ON LAND AS WELL.
K. LOL THIS WOULD BE A FUNNY MATCH UP, BOTH HAVE ABOUT THE SAME WEAPONS HOWEVER I THINK THE KANGAROO HAS MORE WEAK POINTS THEN THE OSTRICH, THE OSTRICH ALSO IS LARGER.
L. ORYX- THE ORYX IS LARGER AND HAS FAR DEADLIER WEAPONS IT HAS ENOUGH REACH TO PIERCE THE OSTRICHES BREAST PLATE WITH ONE THRUST WITH ITS LONG HORNS.
THANKS FOR THE QUESTIONS, HOPE TO GET SOME MORE FROM YOU SOON.
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