Baboon Courtship – Blink and You’ll Miss It!

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M – There have been times on this trip when we have felt like we were either submerged in an episode of the Discovery Channel or, for those Brits reading this, sitting in the truck with Sir David Attenborough filming one of his many documentaries.


The short series of photos that follows was taken from the car when a troop of Baboons blocked our path. It started when Kate happened glance down from the passenger seat and began laughing at the lack of endowment of the fellow in the first shot (see the photo to the right).


The rest of the photos took less than a minute, the only missing shot was of the female offering herself to the male. My favourite of the group though is the two differing expressions on the male and female Baboons’ faces during the ‘action’ shot.


Scroll down to see the photos.

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Comments

[Carl harris]

Reeeaally
Are you seriously watching Baboons mating...brillaint!!!!! I'm gobsmacked!

[Chloe]

wow!!
This is really incredible im doing a report on baboons behaviour and this has really helped thanks.