Gorillas beat their chests to communicate strength, dominance, and attract mates, with the deep drumming sound carrying far through the forest. While silverbacks use it seriously to avoid fights, youngsters often do it playfully. Infants start practicing around six months old, and by juvenility it becomes common, later developing into a key social and dominance display in adulthood. DM for credits or removal no copyright intended. All rights and credits reserved to the respective owners. #animal

Mountain Gorillas occasionally beat their chests when communicating. This is commonly done by Silverbacks. A Silverback can beat his chest and walk away as a way of communicating with the family members to follow him up. Scientists believe gorillas use these chest beats as a non-vocal communication to both attract females and intimidate potential rivals. With both acoustic and visual elements, this long-distance signal is most commonly performed by adult males (silverbacks) and can be heard more