Suposedly the 4x strength bs is mainly based on grip strength and thats a pretty stupid measurement. Chimps have gigantic forearms. its like saying a dog is stronger than a human and comparing their bite strength
also they are brachiating animals, they need a disproportionately strong grip to cling to branches and a lot of leverage to swing around
however this comes at a cost, they cannot punch, nor can they throw stuff overhand
if u punch a chimp in the jaw, it will break, removing the only way it can do any meaningful harm
chimps fight by grappling and biting, break its jaw, and you removed its only weapon
as long as u keep ur distance and kick it around, youre safe
oh, and this is upper body strength we are talking about, they knucklewalk, so their arms are 3-5x steonger than their legs
your legs are 3-5x stronger cuz bipedalism, and have better reach
also: chimps rarely run on two legs, when its running at you, its head is exposed, kick it in the head, a solid kick to the head of any ape will cause a concussion, no matter how thick the skull is, it won't stop the brain from rattling inside the skull cavity and hitting the skull
also also: adjusted for weight, if u are in any decent shape, you are stronger than the avg male chimp in many aspects
also also also: my great-uncle once went on a trip all over africa (to see animals and laugh at the locals) and was in this shitty tourist attraction where they had volunteers fight a chimp and everyone would bet on who wins
the chimp bit him in the left arm, he just threw it away like a ragdoll, then it ran away like a lil bitch, he did have to go to the nearest hospital to get tetanus shots, and it was a helicopter ride cuz its a shithole jungle
but again, he was a 200kg man built like a meat tank, with arms wider than your legs, who one time pushed my grandpa's car to a garage a few km from there after it broke down
this was many decades ago, long before my birth, but my grandpa told this story, and he has never bullshitted anyone
i apologize for doubleposting, but i just saw this comment
Are they that small? I always thought they were like 35-45kg range?
that's well-fed male zoo chimps
female are half the size of males
also in the wild they actually have to forage for food, so they are often malnourished, and they have tapeworms cuz africa
so the females are in the 20kg range, males in the 40kg range
zoo chimps can even reach 50-60kg, even more if overweight