2024年8月14日 · Miniature video cameras attached to the collars of baboons revealed the animals eat antelope feces - a previously unknown foraging behavior. The cameras gave an unprecedented glimpse into the...

2022年7月14日 · Omnivore•📽 by @kirstenfrostphotosThe baboon is a large primate with a dog-like face and big, prominent canines.Baboons are omnivorous, feeding on grass, see...

In a surprising showdown at a dry waterhole, a thirsty baboon and an antelope clash over a drink. Watch as the baboon delivers a swift slap, asserting its do...

2024年3月20日 · Miniature video cameras concealed within collars recorded footage showing baboons carefully selecting and consuming the faeces of antelope species like kudu, impala and duiker. This unusual eating habit, known as coprophagy, appears to allow baboons to gain vital nutrients when wild fruits and vegetables are scarce in the dry winter months.

2024年3月20日 · Miniature video cameras concealed within collars recorded footage showing baboons carefully selecting and consuming the feces of antelope species like kudu, impala, and duiker. This unusual...

2024年3月20日 · Baboons love to eat antelope POO, reveals new research. Scientists uncovered the apes’ dirty diet secrets using an innovative camera collar system. The Durham University team’s findings, published in the International Journal of Primatology

2024年3月20日 · The researchers found that chacma baboons living in the wild in South Africa are much more opportunistic foragers than previously realized. The collar cameras allowed the scientists to literally see what a baboon sees - and they were eating antelope feces.

The small antelope being eaten is also known as a dik-dik. Seen on safari in Tanzania July 2010

2024年5月29日 · A new study has found that chacma baboons (Papio ursinus) like to feed on antelope poop, especially during drier months when vegetation might be sparse. Researchers deployed collar cameras attached to four baboons in South Africa as part of a documentary film in 2017; they later analyzed footage from two of them.

Miniature video cameras concealed within collars recorded footage showing baboons carefully selecting and consuming the feces of antelope species like kudu, impala, and duiker. This unusual...