how are chimps able to exert more force than us, humans, considering they are smaller in stature and weigh less?

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how are chimps able to exert more force than us, humans, considering they are smaller in stature and weigh less?

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Answer 1

Chimps have more muscle. There’s a protein called myostatin that controls how muscles develop. Lower levels, much more muscle and strength, higher levels, less muscle and strength. Having less muscle makes you lighter and nimbler, something valuable for a primate that evolved for endurance running (humans).