foe some reason I would not like to tangle with this guy <https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/97242118/gorilla111.jpg>
As I understand it, apes are vegetarians, and unless provoked or mating, are rather peaceful creatures who sleep a lot. Movies such as King Kong gave them a bad name, above and beyond what they deserve. As they say in Brooklyn, Pretty they ain't. Mort Linder
....but sometimes all that sort of guy wants to do, is sit down and have a deep, meaningful relationship. < https://db.tt/XKiwKLrP >
Along with what Mort said. They're usually pretty docile. I've read somewhere that if you ever meet up with one in the wild, just fold your arms in front of you. They take that as a sign of friendliness and peaceableness and probably won't hurt you.
We should distinguish gorillas from chimps. Both are apes. Both are omnivores, but a gorillas non-vegatarian diet consists of insects and slugs. You are correct that gorrrillas are generally peaceful and will try to avoid conflict. Chimps on the other hand can be quite vicious. They also are meat hunters. <http://www-bcf.usc.edu/~stanford/chimphunt.html> iIRC they are genetically the closest mamal to humans, having about 96% of our genes in common. Chimps have also been known to start unprovoked attacks on people. They don't make good pets.
Ditto, baboons. None of these primates should ever be considered as pets. The only reason they should be in zoos is to ensure against extinction.
In my scuba diving days i learned that most creatures will not harm you unless they pervasive you as a threat, or a meal. I made my comment with tongue in cheek, only because of his expression. He had just finished munching on a leaf.
Sometimes your choice of words just cracks me up. In this case it is "pervasive". Could you possibly have meant to type "perceive"?
But baboon babies are so cute! This one was just afew days old. <https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/97242118/baboon nursing2.jpg>
Ah, quarterly earnings report time ... -- "Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a piece of shit by the clean end." -Unknown
Then perhaps you might like a kiss from this one? < http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3157/2354925562_1b43c4f4c6_o.jpg >
I tried to take pictures of barracuda, but they kept turning away. A school of bluefish once bit my regulator, while his friends were chomping on my wetsuit. I know someone who had 33 stitches when he was bitten by a blue shark. The dummy tried to use it as a horse.
I slipped into the water with a large baracuda off of the dock in Mexico - he stayed for one shot (with a cheap P&S "disposable") and then wandered off. -- "Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a piece of shit by the clean end." -Unknown
Then there are some pussy cats who will just lie there and purr. < https://dl.dropbox.com/u/1295663/FileChute/DSC_3552-E-1w.jpg >
The local zoo used to have a very dangerous mountain lion. She was dangerous because any time she saw a lap she tried to curl up in it, which worked out fine when she was a kitten, but when she hit 120 pounds it caused problems.
