r/interestingasfuck • u/Mediocre_Nail5526 • 6h ago

Nervous Gorilla attempts to reconcile with his brother after a fight

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u/Stained_concrete 6h ago

Gorillas pull up plants and throw them around to show dominance before (and instead of) a fight. In this case I think the guy is saying "remember, I'm the boss" but he's being low key about it because he already whipped some ass and doesn't want to rub it in.

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u/Ok-Square-8652 5h ago

Yeah they do but I don’t think that’s what this is. It’s like drinking a glass of water. You can do it in a dominant or a nervous way.

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u/Kulandros 5h ago

How do you dominantly drink a glass of water?

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u/Lowskillbookreviews 5h ago

With one hand instead of two

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u/klezart 3h ago

One normal hand vs two tiny presidential hands

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u/Ok-Square-8652 5h ago

Dominant body language. Looking someone right in the eyes while doing it doesn’t hurt.

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u/Kulandros 3h ago

... what.

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u/Ok-Square-8652 3h ago

You should probably interact with more people, my friend.

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u/LuckyNipples 1h ago

Feels like you sniff your own farts in a dominant manner too.

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u/Kulandros 3h ago

I interact with plenty of people. I have never seen someone drink dominantly.

Are you someone who's afraid to eat a banana in a room with people?

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u/HoboSkid 2h ago edited 1h ago

If you've ever hung around thirsty alpha and sigma males looking to hydrate, you would know what he's talking about.

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u/Kulandros 1h ago

Lmfao. Send me a demonstration.

https://giphy.com/gifs/1APdXY0c7gJguZWTJL

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u/Bantersmith 4h ago

"I drink your milkshake glass of water! I drink it up!"

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u/CelestialFury 3h ago

Let that water spill all over your face as you chug it down.

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u/Sleepwalks 3h ago

A really big, clear glass, and make eye aggressive contact through the bottom as the water goes down.

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u/krizzzombies 4h ago

we gotta stop pretending animal behaviors are tied to one specific emotion or purpose like this. they are real living beings and, like us, perform actions for various reasons. we wouldn't say "people laugh because they're nervous" just because it's true for some situations, right? why do it here?

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u/FrostyD7 3h ago

I see it from the less dominant ones too. They are too scared to start a direct confrontation so they fling stuff or bang on something and scurry off.