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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 superintendent of schools. (Courtesy of Mars Hill Rotary) Mars Hill Rotarian is Paul Harris Fellow Con...

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 communication that can both be seen and heard. The performance – performed primarily by male silverbacks who s...

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 isn't 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 representing the size of a male mountain gorilla, accurately exhibiting their competitive ability a...

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, reliable signal – males are conveying their true size,” said Edward Wright, co-author of the research...

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 male's 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 individual's thwacking pattern is unique.  It is thought that when silverbacks hit their muscular torsos they are broadcasting their dominance and size to rival males while simultaneously trying to impress females who may be potential mates....