Female gorillas use sex as a tactic to thwart their rivals, new research suggests. Pregnant apes court their silverback male to stop other females conceiving.

“It seems to us that mating is another tactic that females use to compete with each other – in this case to gain favour with another male,” says Diane Doran-Sheehy, a primatologist at Stony Brook University in New York.

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Here is a video from National Geographic featuring two Western Lowlands Gorillas having a standoff. These guys are really powerful. Just look at the size of their arms.

Here’s a computer simulation of what would happen if a Gorilla and a Leopard were to encounter each other based on an analysis of their strengths.

Gorillas are strong animals. Don’t let them fool you.

Ever wonder what would happen if a bear fought with a gorilla? Well this isn’t going to answer the question, and it may not even be real , but it was curiously interesting, so I’m posting it.

Gorillas fighting at Henry Dorley Zoo in Omaha, Nebraska

I was debating if I should post this or not, but considering monkeys love to do this, I figured why not. It is a Friday after all.