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Kathy-Miller The Mars Hill Rotary Club recently presented Kathy Miller with a Paul Harris Fellow recognition. From left are: Edward Wright, Mars Hill Rotary president; Miller, who is club secretary; and Elaine Boulier, SAD 42 superintendent of schools. (Courtesy of Mars Hill Rotary) The Mars Hill Rotary Club recently presented Kathy Miller with a Paul Harris Fellow recognition. From left are: Edward Wright, Mars Hill Rotary president; Miller, who is club secretary; and Elaine Boulier, SAD 42 su...

0 1 3 minutes read Thumping of the gorilla’s chest is considered a way to attract women and intimidate potential rivals Paris: According to a study published on Thursday, mountain gorillas rise up and inflate their chests to signal for a friend or fear the enemy, but drums echoing through the forest can also reveal details of their bodies. Unlike the growing of a frog or lion, the chest of a mountain gorilla is unusual because it is not an assertiveness, but a form of physical communicatio...

Apr 09, 2021 10:43 AM EDT You might be thinking that the male gorillas beating their chest is possibly one of the most recognized instances of peacocking since peacocks themselves. However, recent research has shown that the chest-beating behavior of gorillas isnt quite as showy as initially thought. (Photo : Getty Images) Non-Human Communication  Research released in the journal Scientific Report has come to the conclusion that the non-verbal method of communication is truly an honest way of ...

Last modified on Thu 8 Apr 2021 13.36 EDT It is a trope used in films from King Kong to Tarzan – a male primate standing upright and beating its chest, sometimes with a yell and often with more than a dash of hubris. But it seems the pounding action is less about misplaced bravado than Hollywood would suggest: researchers studying adult male mountain gorillas say that while chest-beating might be done to show off, it also provides honest information. “We found it is definitely a real, relia...

Silverback gorillas stand up and beat their chest as a form of communication, a study has found.  Analysis of wild male mountain gorillas in Rwanda reveals a males drumming noise conveys how big they are and also their identity.   German researchers found larger gorillas make a deeper noise when smacking their chest than their smaller peers and each individuals thwacking pattern is unique.  It is thought that when silverbacks hit their muscular torsos they are broadcasting their dominance ...

BBC News By Helen Briggs image copyrightDian Fossey Gorilla Fund image captionIn chest beating, gorillas rise on to their hind legs and rapidly beat their chests with cupped hands The bigger a male gorilla, the better he is at beating his chest to signal to friends and foe just how powerful he is, scientists have confirmed. The impressive drumming sound is, as suspected, a measure of size and strength, a new study shows. Females tune into the patter of hands on chest when sizing up a mate, whil...

Why do male gorillas beat their chests? New study offers intriguing evidence King Kong made the behavior famous, but scientists still know little about why the great apes perform this percussive display. ByJason Bittel Email But it may surprise you to learn that while scientists have speculated about the percussive display’s meanings, actual evidence for why male gorillas sometimes pound their chests has been scarce. “It is an extremely impressive display,” says Edward Wright, a primatolo...

Gorillas dont lie: Chest beats provide reliable information about a males size By (0) A male gorilla beats his chest, which researchers say conveys accurate body size information to competitors and potential mates -- but may have meanings beyond just size. Photo by Jordi Galbany/Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund A male gorilla beats his chest. Photo by Jordi Galbany / Dian Fossey Gorilla FundA male gorilla chest beating. Photo by Jordi Galbany / Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund April 8 (UPI) -- To calculate t...

They recorded the duration, number and frequency of 36 chest beats made by six of the males and linked them to measurements taken from photos of their shoulder width. The researchers from Germany, Spain and the US believe that the bigger males have larger air sacs near their larynx, making the drumming beat sound lower in pitch to the human ear. Gorillas are highly competitive in the search for a mate, with a single male living among a group of females. Different gorillas drummed more rapidly a...

Gorillas do not bluff when they chest beat The gorilla chest beat is one of the most emblematic sounds in the animal kingdom, even working its way into our informal speech signifying overblown advertisement of one’s own achievements. However, until recently it was unclear what information gorillas were conveying when they gave these impressive displays. A team of international researchers show that chest beats reliably indicate the body size of the chest beater. Body size indicates competitiv...