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Chimpanzee 'super strength' and what it might mean in human muscle evolution
Researchers conduct first direct chimp muscle measurements
- Date:June 26, 2017
- Source:University of Massachusetts at Amherst
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- Summary: For years, anecdotes and some studies have
suggested that chimpanzees are 'super strong' compared to humans,
implying that their muscle fibers are superior to humans'. Now a
research team reports that contrary to this belief, chimp muscles'
maximum dynamic force and power output is just about 1.35 times higher
than human muscle of similar size, a difference they call 'modest'
compared with historical, popular accounts of chimp 'super strength,'
being many times stronger than humans.
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