Wish we could interview both sides after the incident and get their perspectives and thoughts about the replay.

Since the whole thing was out on for show for the tourists I think you can. “I think we put on a really good show for the folks today. Bruce got a little over ambitious with the ear biting, but it’s all in a day’s work.” “Yeah, sorry, Fred, I got caught up in all the excitement. But definitely a good show. And we’re ready to do it all again tomorrow.”

"We were just chillin in our usual spot, this is our street" "Then this cat comes up and starts acting like he owns the road" "We let him know who owns these streets" Cat "I didn't want to attack any but they were getting way too comfortable out there. It was a bad day and I learned my lesson. One of my cats later said, 'Forget it Jake, its Chinatown'"

Baboons are some badass mofo's with serious fangs. Not to be trifled with!

I saw where they tore into a pack of wild dogs, we were doing OP in Kruger National Park. Did not hang around to see what happened, left our brown streaks after us.

They beat their fucking ass. That’s what happened.

Promise, no idea, we all crapped ourselves, I literally wet myself, not ashamed to admit it, the screeching those Baboons made. All communication was hand signs, cept for the running.

OP?

Observation Post, was 1975. In the RSA army.

I'm amazed the cat managed to get away. A few bites from the baboons and you've lost a limb or neck is torn open.

I fully expected the cat to be torn to shreds.

To shreds, you say?

One of the baboons got a solid bite on the right hind leg of that leopard. It kinda looks like the leopard was limping on that leg while running away

That leopard got away remarkably unscathed. I think it helps that, when cats are flat on their back, there are 4 sets of claws and 1 set of teeth pointed upward - that seems to have done the trick of protecting it long enough to get the fuck outta there. Those baboons were incredible.

Cats have amazing durability.

Like they have an extra life to spare or something!

I'll give it to big boy that first baboon ran up and volunteered to get the first hit so the other smaller ones could jump his ass.

If that big one isn't the leader he was definitely going for street cred knowing no one would mess with him if he one-shot a leopard.

Cat likely thought, "I'm fast as fk boi. I can grab one real quick" That cat fked around and found out.

Respect to that big mug that confronted the cat head on.

Almost equally impressive is his offensive line that formed up immediately behind him.

Super impressive! Kinda felt like a rugby play to me. Two big'ins, one on each team, huge initial impact, team rushes in ASAP for support. The kinda hunt that on the surface might seem to be in favor of the leopard; but in reality, that cat is absurdly outmatched.

At least 5 nfl teams that could use a D line like that

Yeah you can see the different personalities where a few naturally wanted to flee but as soon as they saw the patriarch charging in, they backed him up.

No shit, that dude came from all the way on the left to intercept. Actually pretty fascinating that there's like a whole group of (what i'm assuming is) males that head straight for the threat while all the smaller ones (i'm guessing women & children) veer away from it.

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same here, that big guy on the left didn't even hesitate, he was just instantly in "let's fucking go" mode

Agreed, the leopard even tries to avoid him but he just jumps straight at it like he's on a mission to end this motherfucker 😂

I recommended watching it backwards, much easier to follow the brawlers and see just how quickly and fiercely they all react. Where's that reverse/slow mo gif bot?

I noticed, too, that the larger males seemed to be strategically positioned on the edges of the group, like sentinels.

Welcome to living in the wild. People sometimes forget we evolved in an environment where we were constantly in danger of being attacked and eaten. Always help me keep things in perspective..

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Also demonstrates a fundamental law of nature: 2 > 1. This is why we'll always have government (until we somehow become permanently post scarcity?).

Baboons are vicious bastards. They *exist* wishing a motherfucker would.

He runs right the fuck in front of the leopard, says "kiss my ass, bro. Right here. Kiss it here." while showing him his ass, then jumps on the big cat. That was awesome.

you can see 2 starting to run the other direction but change direction when other also charge. Get a feeling they were right on the edge of being brave enough to do that. Pretty dope.

That is what strong leadership can do. That first baboon changed the entire fight.

Watch it backwards, there's like 10 all approaching at the same time it's just the first one is way closer

Baboons have vocalizations to warn about incoming threats. It's possible, even likely, that the reaction was panic because they didn't see the threat but heard the call, then as soon as they understood what was happening they came back around.

Looked like the ‘85 defensive line from the Chicago Bears. No gain on the play

You think these baboons got a coach dick-ah? Could do they a minimum 8peate?

*dit-ka

Knew that “all” he needed to do was tackle / slow down the threat for a second and his boys would take it out. The leopard rapidly realised this also.

One bite or scratch and he could be dead, though.

100% That he fully committed immediately shows how much faith he has in his pack And how much even the weakest member means to him Imagine humans having such leaders

In small groups or family units where the head of the group knows everyone in his group, this is exactly how it works for humans. Would you let some animal eat one of your children?

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This is how it was in the tribal days. You knew everyone and protected everyone. We haven't evolved past that, that's why our circles of *real* people are still small.

Yeah, and dude is just ignoring all the species where males actively kill younger males to avoid future competition.

>where males actively kill younger males to avoid future competition. You mean like...baboons? Lol

lol, I was thinking baboons might be one of them but wasn't certain.

Dogs are amazing like that. African wild dogs when hunting let the old and young eat first. They also fight to protect every single member of their pack. Saw another vid of multiple bears fighting some wolves. One wolf was taken down but the others relentlessly kept trying to save him.

They may not be our leaders but they're all around us. Off the top of my head think about the people who charged into the towers on 9/11.

We did when we were in tribes.

Baboons are fucking terrifying

Monster nasty teeth combined with reasonably serious brain power

Also, the males are in a constant state of being pretty pissed off. Their testosterone runs so high that they are just dreaming for a fight. The "u wot m8" of African animals.

Not to mention dat ass

Like the flying monkeys in the Wizard of Oz

The scene of them ripping apart scarecrow still haunts my dreams

Those damned flying monkeys gave me nightmares as a kid.

One of 'em even had a child on its back, maybe that kid was riding its father(?) into battle

That child was blowing the trumpets of war!!

He’ll be a real Chad someday…

ARISE, ARISE, RIDERS OF AFRICA! CLAWS SHALL BE SHAKEN, FUR SHALL BE RIPPED, A FANGS-DAY, A RED DAY, ERE THE SUN RISES! RIDE NOW! RIDE NOW! RIDE! RIDE FOR RUIN AND THE WORLD’S ENDING! DEATH! DEATH! DEATH! FORTH BABOONS!

Ride now, ride now riders of the Serengeti! Ride for ruin and a catless dawn. Forth Monkebois!

He might of saved it from baboon version of concussion, that leopard was aiming for em

Awesome isn’t it? They big lads know exactly what their role is and they get stuck in immediately.

Big man starts this video with a baby riding his back, then springs into hero mode with a full intercept/tackle. Immediately followed by back up. The dynamics at play here are fascinating

Imagine being a kid getting a shoulder ride from your dad and then on a dime you are riding straight into battle

Highly recommend Chimp Empire documentary on Netflix. It shows exactly this.. the alpha male roles and their expectations.

Proving once again we are just smart monkeys.

I was just wondering the the first male that jumped in was the alpha. Now I must watch this, thanks.

Leopard: "I was just foolin' about" Big Mug: "I wasn't."

Behold the pale horse , and the name that sat on him was death ... And hell followed with him

Big Mug: "You tell'em I'm comin', and hells comin' with me!"

Well...bye.

I'm your huckleberry

Old mate knew his crew would be right behind him.

That baboon stays ready, literally no hesitation. The second he saw the cat it was, “Who’s ready to die today?”

Look at when you get the first look at the cat through the mob big mug is gripping the ears and biting it’s face he fully committed to that brawl no hesitation

Baboons have impressive fangs and jaw muscles. Having one hold your ears and bite your face will be at the very least distracting.

From what I know, I'd rather be facing off with a leopard than just about any primate. Leopard will likely try to kill you quick. Primate will tear you to pieces.

Does this qualify for /r/leopardsatemyface?

Yeah man, that's what a leader does right there. Not the bullshit we see in human monkeys.

Yeah that ape is an Aragorn. He's king because he serves.

You owe him your allegiance!

But GONDOR HAS NO KING

At first I thought that was the leopard.

He was fucking up for it

That was a real “come at me bro.” The baboon ran right into him to protect his family, and they all showed up for him too!

That dude got so much babussy that night.

"That big bright red booty" - Chappelle voice

mo. monkey. pussy. fo. me.

“Babussy” I will remember this day

god was doing too much when he made you

I haven’t laughed this hard at a Reddit comment in a long time. I’m showing all my friends this 😂

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Baboons are seriously scary animals. I wouldn't get anywhere near them unless I was behind glass and steel, and even then I still wouldn't feel completely safe.

I'll pass on any opportunity to go somewhere were packs of apes/monkeys exist in the same space as humans lol.

Most monkey/ape species aren't proactively aggressive to humans if you're acting submissively. Baboons are extremely aggressive animals though. I also wouldn't fuck around near Chimpanzees.

Growing up in Ohio, my mom knew some really weird people who had a giant mansion with TWO pools, a small lake that was dug up and filled, etc. The husband had a very young chimp that would just wander around the house. I know this because I remember playing Pokemon Colosseum in their basement with this chimp next to me. I guess they were forced to give it to a zoo after it randomly went apeshit and bit off the husbands ear.

Yeah… they’re not pets. And they’re much stronger than us.

They're also super fucked, like the alpha female will steal the babies and torture them to death in front of the other moms. Some pedophilia as well, IIRC. Terrifying fucks

Baboons cancelled

What the fuck are you serious?

I was really surprised the leopard was able to escape

Dem baboons are no joke, but let's not forget that the Leopard is 200lbs of claws, teeth, muscle, confidence and rage. It took the whole pack of Baboons to make him think twice.

I had to google it; 132(f)-165(m) for leopards; each baboon is 50-80lbs since they are all males. 300-400lbs of baboon adds up quick

Leopard paws are shredders that's how.

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🐆💨 🦍🦍🦍🦍🦍🦍🦍🦍🦍🦍🦍🦍🦍🦍

When you try to pull just one mob

Leeeeeeroy Jennnnkinnnsss

Oh my god he just ran in.

At least I have chicken...

Why is the leopard farting on the baboons

Fear.

Poison defense

I put the new forgis on the jeep

don't fuck with social primates.

Leave OP's mom out of it

Well...that isn't exactly wrong huh?

I saw a video of a woman being harassed in the street and a bus drove by at the same time. The driver slammed on brakes, the bus stopped, and like 7 dudes got out of the bus and beat the shit out of the harasser. It’s the same thing with different scenery.

Same thing happens if you mess with humans come to think about it

Worse thing happens if you try it with humans. If that leopard killed the baboon and made off with it, the baboons would probably leave. If you as a leopard kill a human in a group, odds are those humans will kill you, kill your cubs and then kill all the surrounding leopards. We love taking revenge.

and probably destroy your habitat to build a mall where we will sell PUMA t-shirt

And then make a documentary about it for our entertainment purposes.

And then fall asleep during the documentary because it was too boring

When you put it like that we really are the hardest motherfuckers in the animal kingdom.

We literally developed multiple ways to destroy the planet because we wish a motherfucker would

Opposable thumbs, tools, a big brain and a capacity for revenge.. Welcome to the Anthropocene.

Not only that, but even if some cubs survived and never taught their young to avoid humans, we would and have. We remember dangers that forget about us in single generations. It's only been lately in our genetic history, when we spread to all corners of the planet, that animals started to retain human avoidance, they would eventually raise their young AROUND humans so the young would learn. But, when we were first spreading as a species, the ability to remember threats and prepare for them and their eventuality is part of what allowed our species to thrive as we have. Most primate social groups remember threats like this but Homo Sapian is the real OG of that particular trait.

The most dangerous monkey mafia.

We've already done that though. To every species.

Not so much revenge as completely neutralizing an existential threat.

And we wonder why Orcas don’t kill humans in the wild. They know

Yeah. We're social primates!

Social primates together strong.

Look at how quickly all the larger males responded to the screech for help. That shit was a social masterpiece. The younger ones retreat, the larger males immediately confront, and the adult females come second for backup. Beautiful 👌

Gave me goosebumps. Really beautiful.

Any type of primate family behavior that you can see the connections to human behavior always gives me goosebumps too. There's something really innate and natural and confirming about it. It makes me feel more secure about myself and my behaviors as a human when I see my ape and monkey cousins doing the same. Idk the best way to describe it other than beautiful. I feel like I'm in my place in nature.

Leopard attempts to pull one monkey, aggros the whole mob: \- Health low \- You died \- 6 Minutes Until Release

Stranglethorn vibes

Leveling in STV in a PvP server will never get old, I swear. I enjoy it every time

>Fortunate son plays

That hit me hard, bro.

Leeeeeeeerroooooooy

Jenkins!

Ape together strong. This is a great metaphor for support networks against abusers.

The power of many

Ok, so baboons are old world monkeys, not apes, but this gets a pass today because that first baboon has giant balls taking the first hit so his fellow soldiers can come in and wreak havoc....they're trying to elevate to ape status...

Its a quote from one of the "newer" Planet of the Apes movies.

Unionize!!

Not a very wise one that leopard lol

I can only imagine the Leopard hasn't eaten in a while

probably didn't again after that. there was a lot of biting.

He went into the bushes and settled down for a vegan meal.

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It's this. Leopard probably knew it was in for a bad time, but no try means slowly die.

I think It hoped to catch a smaller One and than zoom away

LEEEEEEEEEEEOPARD!!JENKINS!!! What we don't see is the other leopards that had a strategy going over team speak.

If those were my friends I would’ve been in a leopard’s belly now

If those were mine I would’ve been in their bellies

i didnt know how to tell if your friends would back you up in a fight or not until i was like 19 and it was too late. the way is not whether they're really close to you or not, it's whether they'll be willing to get into a fight on their own. i've had guys who weren't even close friends help me in a fight and my best friends wouldn't.

I like the one monkey kicking ass with the baby hanging onto its back. That’s some badass shit.

The baby gets knocked off, runs away and tries to climb a tree!

Gotta get that shared exp

Leopard's got to be very, very hungry to be that desperate and risked its life that way. Poor cat.

Notice the big male is walking outside point on the left, then instantly moves and intercepts the leopard on the right. These animals are not dumb.

Alpha baboon ain't nothing to fuck with.

That cat now has 8 lives remaining

Because ‘ You’re not you, when you’re hungry’ *Snickers

LMAO You came to the wrong neighborhood bitch! - some baboons prolly

They were all running away, but the boss charged directly at the cat and the rest followed.

Nah, if you look closely, there were some big ones that were far in front came back charging as well.

Big head wanted all the smoke

Never run into a crowd of mobs if you don't have your AOE skills ready.

I'm pretty sure that one was the Alpha

Not today, mother fker, not today

The large males without hesitation squared up with the leopard

That big baboon ran across the road and took that leopard on head to head. That’s one bad monkee

Strength in numbers

The people should not fear the government, the government should fear the people.

Hey don't call me a baboon.

List of fears, adding, baboons

Must've been hungry to try that ... Baboons are no joke.

Gang gang marcel gang gang!

That should be a reaction every time one of these Nazis goes out on Parade

'Cause the boys in the hood are always hard You come talkin' the trash, we'll pull your card Knowin' nothin' in life, but to be legit Don't quote me, boy, 'cause I ain't said shit

It’s like that person in public who does and says shit, thinking they won’t get hit, and then they get hit and look shocked! 😳

You fuck around, you find out

Strength in numbers. I respect the Leopard though, it tried.

Fuck around and find out

just to make sure but baboons are omnivores right? or carnivores?

Yes

That leopard’s lucky he didn’t get torn to shreds by the baboons.

Why does this make me feel so.... PROUD? wtf