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Because of shit like King Kong, people for decades saw gorillas as these giant savage beasts that could bend steel and perform other superhuman feats. It wasn't until Diane Fossey's research that it was realized that gorillas are actually herbivores that keep to themselves and don't go around ripping trees out of the ground. But the image of a ten foot tall gorilla roaring and pounding his chest with his fists is still the first thing most people think of when they hear the word "gorilla" because of how engrained it is.