The One and Only Ivan
Vocabulary: What is a "chest-beat"?
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The author defines a "chest-beat" as the "repeated slapping of the chest with one or both hands in order to generate a loud sound (sometimes used by gorillas as a threat display to intimidate an opponent)."
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