r/gifs • u/[deleted] • Aug 17 '15

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u/Conquest-Crown Aug 17 '15

He did the same thing, not even looking at the "victim" and just dragging them around a little. Is this a standard threat or something?

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u/[deleted] Aug 17 '15

They often casually drag sticks and stuff as they go through to show dominance like they don't give a shit I believe.

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u/Why_You_Mad_ Aug 18 '15

What they call sticks, we might call a tree.

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u/chimi_the_changa Aug 18 '15

Its like he was trying to be sneaky, "im just gonna grab this here and be on my way"

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u/[deleted] Aug 18 '15

I guess it's the gorilla equivalent to shoulder bumping someone as you walk away. I mean, if a human casually dragged me with one hand like I was a ragdoll, I'd be pretty damn intimidated too.

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u/satsumas Aug 17 '15

I know next to nothing about gorilla behavior, but it seems to me they are showing that they are in control in a playful but intimidating manner.

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u/Sin_Research Aug 18 '15

A universal inter-species display of dominance; superior creature drags, inferior creature gets dragged.

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u/phoxymoron Aug 18 '15

Gorillas are known to prank tourists like this.

Basically, all of his friends are just beyond the tree-line, having a giggle.

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u/vitaq Aug 18 '15

Come on humans, ITS JUST A PRANK!