?The only law now was the law of the jungle. It would be the brute strength of a Gorilla versus the cunning mind of a Hawk.
Hi To have 'brute strength' is to have the physical strength of a large animal, like a gorilla or bear or rhinoceros The sentence compares this with a hawk. The strength of the hawk is not because it is big and has great physical strength. It's a clever animal and it survives well, but it does not have 'brute strength' Hope this helps Dave
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Hi
To have 'brute strength' is to have the physical strength of a large animal, like a gorilla or bear or rhinoceros
The sentence compares this with a hawk. The strength of the hawk is not because it is big and has great physical strength. It's a clever animal and it survives well, but it does not have 'brute strength'
Hope this helps
Dave