Chimpanzee Fight Question From El Diablo

[Hoi Polloi]

A friend once had an involuntary battle with a full grown, adult orangutan when he went into a Malaysian preserve earlier than the guide's scheduled arrival. Though the orangutan was tough, my buddy eventually got the best of it.

I know your friend. Isn't he the guy who almost catches really huge fish when he goes fishing alone?

[Atlanta Andrew]

mpethybridge,

Your post is interesting and gives a different perspective on the topic, but it does not address any aspect of the chimp's physical abilities. You basically said that a trained combat soldier is more tactically proficient and intelligent than a chimp, and would therefore kill the chimp. Okay.

Using that same train of thought, one could imply from your post that this soldier could also take out a gorilla, lion, etc...I know you are not making that claim, but do you understand my point?

At what level do you think the soldier's combat skill would not compensate for other defeciencies such as strength and agility? Why does the chimp, in your opinion, not meet this threshold of overpoweredness?

-Andrew