# But \*why\* are chimps so much stronger than humans?

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**Category:** Cecil's Columns/Staff Reports\
**Created:** [November 10, 2008, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/but-why-are-chimps-so-much-stronger-than-humans/472114 "2008-11-10T23:01:16Z")\
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**Author:** ![tim314](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tim314/32/3468_2.png) [@tim314](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tim314)\
**Post date:** [November 24, 2008, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/but-why-are-chimps-so-much-stronger-than-humans/472114/21 "2008-11-24T00:32:23Z")

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> [@Baldwin](#):
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> They’re biters, for sure. Washoe, the famous chimp who allegedly can communicate at a high level using Ameslan, bit a neurosurgeon’s finger off.

Geez, if he was going to bite someone’s finger off he could have at least had the decency to make it a soccer player or something.  
(Because they don’t use their fingers, not because I hate soccer players.)

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**Author:** ![Irishman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/b487fb/32.png) [@Irishman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Irishman)\
**Post date:** [November 25, 2008, 10:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/but-why-are-chimps-so-much-stronger-than-humans/472114/22 "2008-11-25T10:48:08Z")

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But what would a soccer player be doing talking to a chimpanzee? And how would he talk to the chimp if he was using his feet? 😃

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