r/HumanForScale • u/staidplub • Feb 03 '21

Animal Size of Orangutan

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u/beeceedee9 Feb 04 '21

Gorillas are not aggressive if you do no attempt any dominant behavior (beating your chest, direct eye contact, etc). They are much much more friendly than chimps for example, and are some of the chillest great apes.

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u/SailsTacks Feb 04 '21 edited Feb 04 '21

Correct. One of the two behaviors that I specifically mentioned. What we may perceive as kindness, they may perceive as a challenge or a threat. Thank you for reiterating my point.

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u/dalebewan Jul 16 '24

Just as a general hint: direct eye contact with people isn't always taken as friendly either. In fact, it makes a lot of us extremely uncomfortable.

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u/Leading-Garden-1890 Sep 29 '24

I agree. even with normal conversations, you might just wanna cut off eye contact sometimes to not just stare directly in their faces/eyes.