Comments on: Wild angry baboons on the high cliff https://gregladen.com/blog/2011/05/31/wild-angry-baboons-on-the-high/ Wed, 01 Jun 2011 13:08:30 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.6 By: Phillip IV https://gregladen.com/blog/2011/05/31/wild-angry-baboons-on-the-high/#comment-503446 Wed, 01 Jun 2011 13:08:30 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2011/05/31/wild-angry-baboons-on-the-high/#comment-503446

well, they had one hell of a story to tell, and I’m sure they are still telling it to each other and to their little monkey children to this day

The story of the three strange hairless apes who blundered along the canyon and nearly stepped on the dragon-like 50-meter long human-eating snake without even seeing it.

]]> By: Charles Sullivan https://gregladen.com/blog/2011/05/31/wild-angry-baboons-on-the-high/#comment-503445 Wed, 01 Jun 2011 04:43:07 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2011/05/31/wild-angry-baboons-on-the-high/#comment-503445 Great story! I was, however, hoping that the baboons would at least apologize for that meat sharing incident.

]]> By: Cedric Katesby https://gregladen.com/blog/2011/05/31/wild-angry-baboons-on-the-high/#comment-503444 Wed, 01 Jun 2011 04:38:10 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2011/05/31/wild-angry-baboons-on-the-high/#comment-503444 Sands of the Kalahari?
Hmm.
Time for me to do some downloading-no matter how atrocious it will probably turn out to be.
Thanks.

]]> By: TsuDhoNimh https://gregladen.com/blog/2011/05/31/wild-angry-baboons-on-the-high/#comment-503443 Wed, 01 Jun 2011 03:32:49 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2011/05/31/wild-angry-baboons-on-the-high/#comment-503443 Hey, it could have been angry wild birds 🙂

]]> By: gwen https://gregladen.com/blog/2011/05/31/wild-angry-baboons-on-the-high/#comment-503442 Wed, 01 Jun 2011 02:29:54 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2011/05/31/wild-angry-baboons-on-the-high/#comment-503442 You REALLY ought to write a book. I would buy it in a heartbeat (especially if it were an ebook!.

]]> By: howard.peirce https://gregladen.com/blog/2011/05/31/wild-angry-baboons-on-the-high/#comment-503441 Wed, 01 Jun 2011 02:12:56 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2011/05/31/wild-angry-baboons-on-the-high/#comment-503441 There was a report a few years back (several Sciblings hit it, IIRC), about a larger-than-usual subspecies of South African baboon moving into suburban areas and exploiting human food resources.

I keep waiting for a talented, enterprising South African filmmaker (there are surprisingly many) to do a remake of Daphne du Maurier’s The Birds, but with baboons. Scariest movie ever, even if I only imagine it.

(Chimps are arguably much more dangerous, but baboons are scarier.)

]]> By: Fred Magyar https://gregladen.com/blog/2011/05/31/wild-angry-baboons-on-the-high/#comment-503440 Tue, 31 May 2011 23:11:29 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2011/05/31/wild-angry-baboons-on-the-high/#comment-503440 Kill the humans!!!!

Considering there are about 7 billion of us that would hardly put a dent in the overall score of humans vs all other primates, now would it?

As for danger, try driving in rush hour traffic on I 95 near Miami. You’d wish you were back in the canyon with a troop of wild and angry baboons, heck at least they’re not driving tractor trailers at 80 mph 10 ft from your tail lights.

Just kidding sir, I’m jealous of your experience, big time. Though having lived in Brazil and having spent some time in the Amazon, I have seen some real 30 live 30 ft. snakes, just don’t let them sneak up on you at dusk >;^)

]]> By: Greg Laden https://gregladen.com/blog/2011/05/31/wild-angry-baboons-on-the-high/#comment-503439 Tue, 31 May 2011 23:11:22 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2011/05/31/wild-angry-baboons-on-the-high/#comment-503439 GOT IT!!!

]]> By: Greg Laden https://gregladen.com/blog/2011/05/31/wild-angry-baboons-on-the-high/#comment-503438 Tue, 31 May 2011 23:08:23 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2011/05/31/wild-angry-baboons-on-the-high/#comment-503438 Yeah, I’m thinking sands of the kalahari now. Which, based on the photos from the film on the internet movie database, would have been filmed almost within sight of the canyon. I’ve got to get a copy of that movie.

]]> By: Greg Laden https://gregladen.com/blog/2011/05/31/wild-angry-baboons-on-the-high/#comment-503437 Tue, 31 May 2011 23:04:47 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2011/05/31/wild-angry-baboons-on-the-high/#comment-503437 This has to be verified … the last time I saw that movie was when it came out. .. either way, I know the scene! Maybe it was Sands of the Kalahari … which would have also been set a few miles from the scene of the blog post but in a different direction….

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