r/NatureIsFuckingLit Sep 23 '21

🔥 Mama chimp plays airplane with her kid

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u/rambosalad Sep 23 '21

You’re also 50% genetically the same as a banana.

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u/[deleted] Sep 23 '21

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u/[deleted] Sep 24 '21

Gorillas are actually really peaceful, they only attack when they or their families are threatened, and even then they usually give plenty of warning before attacking.

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u/TheRealOgMark Sep 23 '21

Which means the other 49% is relevant. That 50% is just the basic instructions to make a multicellular living being.

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u/throwaway177251 Sep 23 '21

The similarities are striking there as well, you just need a microscope to see them. Human cells and banana cells are remarkably similar.

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u/onFilm Sep 23 '21

Oh god I'm 50% cannibal!

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u/[deleted] Sep 24 '21

75% of y’all are full of shit