By eradicating the baby, the adult baboon rids himself of some mating competition. CHOBE NATIONAL PARK, BOTSWANA: SHOCKING pictures have captured a tw
By eradicating the baby, the adult baboon rids himself of some mating competition. CHOBE NATIONAL PARK, BOTSWANA: SHOCKING pictures have captured a twenty-two-pound adult baboon attempting to KILL a baby. In one image, the adult male was photographed grabbing the two-pound youngling by the neck and dragging him down to the floor. In another, the fully-grown baboon leaned in with his mouth open wide to bite and wound the minor to ward off his mating competition. Photographer, David Altamirano Gonzalez (30), from Alajuela, Costa Rica, was in Chobe National Park, Botswana, when 50-foot away, two male chacma baboons engaged in a vicious brawl. An adult male took on a baby in an attempt to gain a better standing amongst the ladies. With the youngling out of the way, the adult male would?ve increased its chances of attracting female attention. Mating activities amongst chacma baboons are closely related to social hierarchy. If a male baboon has greater mating success, he will achieve more rank and standing in the herd. This results in a sense of competition amongst the males. Male chacma baboons are able to protect themselves using their two-inch long teeth but they also rally together to ward off prey. The biggest threat to this species is leopards although a mob of baboons can be enough to injure and warn off the predator. / David Altamirano Gonzalez
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