What If You Were Raised by Gorillas? — Transcript

What would happen if you were raised by gorillas your entire life? Day one, you lose the soft bed and baby food. Your diet: raw plants, bamboo shoots, and termites. Your gut microbiome shifts instantly to process massive amounts of fiber. Year three, forget walking upright. To keep up with the troop, you start knuckle walking. Your wrists thicken. Your core becomes rock solid, and your spine adapts to a permanent hunch. Year 10, you are now an elite athlete. Constant climbing and swinging have given you grip strength that would crush a pro wrestler's hand. You're not as strong as a silverback, but compared to an average human, you're a freak of nature. Year 15, your brain changes, too. Human language is gone. You communicate through vocal grunts, facial expressions, and chest beats. You perceive the jungle in 4D, smelling predators miles away. Year 20, the biological lock has turned. Your bones are permanently set. Your brain is rewired for the wild, and human society is now an alien world.

walking upright. To keep up with the troop, you start knuckle walking. Your wrists thicken. Your core becomes rock solid and your spine adapts to a permanent hunch. Year 10, you are now an elite athlete. Constant climbing and swinging have given you grip strength

that would crush a pro wrestller's hand. You're not as strong as a silverback, but compared to an average human, you're a freak of nature. Year 15, your brain changes, too. Human language gone. You communicate through vocal grunts, facial

expressions, and chest beats. You perceive the jungle in 4, smelling predators miles away. Year 20. The biological lock has turned. Your bones are permanently set. Your brain is rewired for the wild and human society is now an alien world.