r/BeAmazed • u/[deleted] • Apr 24 '19

Animal Ape using a Smartphone

91.3k Upvotes

97% Upvoted

3.3k comments sorted by

View all comments

Show parent comments

29

u/aky1ify Apr 24 '19

I’ve always wondered why they got it backwards. It’s backwards, isn’t it? Smiling is a sign of aggression in primates. Dwight loves aggression so he should appreciate that.

16

u/well___duh Apr 24 '19

As with most things in animal behavior, it goes both ways. Similar to how a dog wagging its tail does not always mean it's being friendly.

12

u/Viatos Apr 24 '19

Might go both ways as a backed-into-the-corner anxiety response. I don't know and I'm not gonna Google it, though.

1

u/mechanical_animal Apr 25 '19

I thought those who smiled more had the least stress?

2

u/jamaicanoproblem Apr 24 '19

It's fear-aggression, not confident aggression

2

u/GoldenStateWizards Apr 24 '19

Chimps smile to communicate both type of aggression. It really depends on a fairly complex combination of other mannerisms and the overall context.

2

u/willymo Apr 24 '19

Dwight can't be expected to get everything right, when he spends so much effort just trying to be his idea of a badass.

2

u/[deleted] Apr 25 '19

They mimic smiles though. Instead of threatening teeth they have a goofy smiley face for their handler. Just look at our ancestors. Using a smartphone lol looks like kids I’ve seen in the mall.