How does the strength of an adult male chimpanzee compare with the strength of an adult male human?

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How does the strength of an adult male chimpanzee compare with the strength of an adult male human?

Question #148410. Asked by unclerick.
Last updated Apr 20 2021.
Originally posted Apr 19 2021 1:06 PM.

elburcher

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elburcher

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It doesn't compare well...

Pound-for-pound, chimpanzees are 1.5 times stronger than humans at pulling and jumping tasks, according to new research published today in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

https://gizmodo.com/scientists-have-finally-figured-out-why-chimps-are-so-d-1796424304

Apr 19 2021, 6:54 PM

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Experiments and computer models at the University of Arizona in Phoenix show that a chimpanzee muscle is only about a third stronger than a human one of the same size.

https://www.newscientist.com/article/2138714-chimps-are-not-as-superhumanly-strong-as-we-thought-they-were/#ixzz6sb9L8bpd