Shire Horse vs Eastern Lowland Gorilla (coalition of 3)

[Hafstanni]

180 cm tall at the shoulder vs 115 cm tall at the head.

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The horse smashes them. They are horribly suited to this task. A gorilla can smash some carnivorans that could kill this horse, but that does not mean it can replicate the same feats.

[Hafstanni]

I think the Shire Horse would beat all 3 of them. Even though Gorillas are extremely strong and formidable, the Horse is simply too big and a single kick from it would devastate a Gorilla. Unlike 3 Lions, the Gorillas lack the claws and instinct required to pull down the behemoth, and don't have a natural method to dispatch large animals such as a throat clamp.

[Hardcastle]

Jul 25, 2023 12:52:23 GMT Hafstanni said:

I think the Shire Horse would beat all 3 of them. Even though Gorillas are extremely strong and formidable, the Horse is simply too big and a single kick from it would devastate a Gorilla. Unlike 3 Lions, the Gorillas lack the claws and instinct required to pull down the behemoth, and don't have a natural method to dispatch large animals such as a throat clamp.

I agree. Dealing with a very large ungulate isn't a skill you can just pull out of your butt, the gorillas will have no idea what to do. To the horse they'll just be particularly inept and ineffectual predators it can easily kick and stomp and destroy. I think primates are underrated against carnivores, but that's because to some extent they (the alpha males at least) are designed to fight off predators. They don't know what to do with a big herbivore. Pretty much the best they can do is snatch a baby gazelle and eat it like an apple, they aren't going to be able to subdue big game.