Gorillas have always been considered to be of the same origin as humans, and they were both differentiated from ancient apes. However, natural selection has made the two embark on different evolutionary paths. The gorillas in the impression are quite fierce. They are the largest primates in existence. Generally, the height of wild male gorillas can reach 1.7 meters or more, and the weight can exceed 300 pounds. In fact, the majestic size of gorillas is definitely not a show, but a real symbol of strength. Although the gorilla's combat effectiveness cannot be compared with that of ligers, tigers and leopards, he can kill many wild animals with his bare hands, and he also has a certain self-protection ability in the face of ligers. But it is worth mentioning that, despite the size of the gorilla, his main food is plants. Why do gorillas keep their muscles on a vegetarian diet without exercising, but humans can't? You will know after reading it.
In fact, many people have a certain misunderstanding about gorillas, thinking that gorillas are vegetarians, but in fact gorillas are omnivores. While most of its food is plant-based, it also eats some insect-based protein foods, including ants and termites. The developed muscles of the gorilla are inseparable from the amount of food it eats. In the world of adult gorillas, they can solve 25 to 30 kilograms of food a day, so that the protein content of gorillas is actually a lot every day. Anyone who has done fitness training knows that if you want to have a healthy muscle, you need not only hard exercise, but also the supply of protein, and these enough proteins have laid a solid foundation for the growth of gorilla muscle mass. More importantly, compared to human gorillas, which have a very powerful part in their bodies, the digestive system, their large intestines are larger and longer, and gorillas can absorb far more nutrients than humans at the same time.
In addition, plant cellulose that humans cannot absorb is an important source of energy for gorillas. The bacteria in their intestines that feed on cellulose are an important source of protein. They can listen to muscle deployment at any time. Internal and external factors cooperate with each other to create gorillas. Strong body. According to research, the growth of human muscles is not only related to the way of exercise, but also related to the myostatin in our body, so if humans want stronger muscles, they must persistently fight against our innate genetic limitations . In fact, in terms of muscle alone, there are many natural herbivores that surpass humans in terms of muscle mass and muscle circumference. Humans are not comparable to elephants, nor are they comparable to large creatures such as rhinos. Despite the hard work of bodybuilders, it is still difficult for human muscles to catch up with large mammals such as gorillas. This lies in the difference between evolutionary history and living environment. The environment creates unique genes of organisms, and genes are in the competition for survival and environmental changes. Evolving, human efforts are difficult to bridge the species gap.
Netizens, do you think it is possible to make human beings have the muscles as strong as gorillas by changing genes?
