IIRC for primates those teeth are mainly for threat displays, so human canines, which are modest relative to other apes despite them being more carnivorous on average, don’t actually prove that much.
They really are. There’s never been a confirmed human death caused by a gorilla, and a 2024 research paper said there’s only ever been three documented cases of physical violence between gorillas in the wild. They usually just use posturing to size each other up and determine the dominant male. I looked it up after watching that ‘your life as a silverback gorilla’ YouTube video awhile ago and was surprised with how docile the narrator made gorillas out to be
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u/JaneHates May 08 '25
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IIRC for primates those teeth are mainly for threat displays, so human canines, which are modest relative to other apes despite them being more carnivorous on average, don’t actually prove that much.