![]() ![]() Even more frightening, a female chimp, weighing a mere 135 pounds and going by the name of Suzette, checked in with a one-handed pull of 1,260 pounds. A 165-pound man, by comparison, could manage a one-handed pull of about 210 pounds. A 165-pound male chimpanzee named “Boma” registered a pull of 847 pounds, using only his right hand (although he did have his feet braced against the wall, being somewhat hip, in his simian way, to the principles of leverage). In tests at the Bronx Zoo in 1924, a dynamometer - a scale that measures the mechanical force of a pull on a spring - was erected in the monkey house. ![]() It’s a lot easier to get a chimp in roller skates than it is to get him to pump iron - hence, most of the data on chimp strength is anecdotal and decidedly unscientific. Three drunks at a carnival would be no sweat. Blessed with a muscle structure considerably superior to that of Homo sapiens (if not nearly as fetching in a bathing suit), chimpanzees can handle almost anything that comes along. So you have to back me up, Cece: isn’t it true that a 90-pound chimpanzee can throw a full-grown man through the air? P.S.: Their great strength notwithstanding, is it possible to keep chimps as pets? Tom M., ChicagoĬhimpanzees look mighty cute trucking around on their roller skates, wearing funny hats, and going “ook, ook,” but when roused they are vicious little bastards and not to be trifled with. Anyway, I don’t think my friends believed me. It was a delightful experience (to watch, at least). ![]() It seems the trainer had this whistle and whenever he felt inclined he would blow it, which was the signal for the chimp to do his thing. Well, I’ll tell you, I saw these big guys get in there with this monkey and get tossed right out. There was a fee to try your luck and a $100 reward if you stayed in the three minutes. A crowd of people listened to a man (probably the trainer) dare anyone to stay three minutes in the ring with what appeared to be a large chimp. Dear Cecil: The other day I told some friends a story about how when I was 14 and living near Washington, D.C., I saw this 90-pound monkey at a carnival who could literally pick a grown man up and toss him out of a boxing ring. ![]()
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