Baboons casually stop traffic to groom each other on the road

[catbyte]

Safaris are fantastic places to see wildlife in a very natural setting. With vast expanses of land and forest, the animals can roam freely while enjoying the safety of living in a protected area. Safaris like this one provide opportunities for people to observe the animals without having them caged or provided limited space.

This troop of baboons was wandering from one section of shrub to another, foraging for food as they went. But in the middle of their journey, several decided that the road was a good place to lie down and nap. A baboon lying still is an opportunity for another to come and groom it. The motorists that were watching these antics were delighted, even though the troop impeded the flow of traffic for a considerable period of time. They had a very good chance to get some close up photographs and video while this was going on. The baboons seemed very unconcerned and only mildly interested in the humans in the cars.

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[trueblue2007]

1. what do they do if they find a bug/flea ???

[tblue37]

7. They eat it. (The first one does find a flea and eats it.) nt

[trueblue2007]

8. yuck !!!!!! they could at least dip it in chocolate! lol lol

by the way..... our 5 cats are fly killers and they love to eat flies

[tblue37]

9. FYI: flies are called sky raisins, and bees are jalapeno sky raisins. nt

[North Shore Chicago]

2. What's the problem?

Thought we all did that?

[Solly Mack]

3. What else are you supposed to do when a bug gets in your

hair?

You get it out or someone helps you get it out.

You don't wait until you get home. You do it right away.

You and your bud are going about your business. Your bud tells you that you have a bug in your hair. After you squeal a bit and dance about your bud gets the bug out.

Some primates squeal about it. Some primates simply get comfy during the process.

It's all good.

Better grooming through partnership.

[Fla Dem]

4. I'm kind of wondering if the one lying down was injured or sick.

Didn't really move for the entire 1:42 minutes. Especially how the other one was kind of poking it at the end of the video, like "saying are you alright".

[catbyte]

5. No. They said that the troop was just wandering around when these guys decided that

it was time for a grooming appointment. I wonder if they liked the heat of the asphalt. After all, it's winter in Africa.

[Fla Dem]

6. See that's what happens when you don't read the accompanying article. You ask stupid questions.