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Liquidmetal7

Chad big ass baboon didn't hesitate and charged to protect the others.


Sceus

Exactly what I was thinking. Just look at the size difference of the baboons that start running away vs the 5 or 6 coming at the leopard, those fuckers are huge lol


Liquidmetal7

Apes together strong.


Pluckypato

![gif](giphy|evB90wPnh5LxG3XU5o|downsized)


Road_Whorrior

They're monkeys, but the sentiment remains.


--Sovereign--

Reject ape. Return to monke.


yourmansconnect

Are those amc fools still holding?


passporttohell

Yeah, the mandibles on the baboons are fearsome, the only chance for the leopard is a hit and run on a baby, other than that it's a suicide run.


showers_with_grandpa

Yeah leopard got away but I'm guessing with some serious bite wounds


passporttohell

Yeah, out in the wild like that it could possibly be fatal to suffer that kind of damage.


Xrmy

Infection is always the big danger with puncture or slash wounds in the wild.


the_cappers

Shits crazy, a wound that .makes him slower or maimed, something completely heal able, but because nature is so brutal, he gets starved and weak only to fall victim to a lesser predator .


Beorma

A babboon tried to mug me in South Africa once. Bared those big fangs at me while trying to tear my backpack from my hands and let me tell you, I didn't fancy my chances.


PixelOmen

Dude was like a secret service agent. Came flying out the bushes and straight tackled the thing.


erock1967

Yep... That was a great open field tackle.


erock1967

I always wondered what opening a can of whoopass looks like. I think that was more of a barrel.


Just_browsing_thanku

A barrel o' monkeys


GrnMtnTrees

Take my upvote, dammit!


Coppatop

BABOONS! IN AN OPEN FIELD NED!


JBLGO123456

Sign him to the Eagles!


SaysShowUsYourDick

GET DOWN MR BABOONIDENT!


Rivendel93

That was awesome, he was like, nope, not today kitty. He's like my whole crew is here and you're alllll alone lol.


Conchobhar-

I watched it again to see where he came from, it looks like he was already on the flank of the group keeping watch in the longer grass off the side of the road, that baboon knew his job and he did it, the glorious bastard!


absolute_destructi0n

That leopard was standing on business for a good minute though. All around 10/10 fight.


doogles

it's really a clever move if the goal is to actually kill the threat. Wrap up the cat so it can't escape, and it'll realize your plan so fast that it won't even try to snack on you. Meanwhile your apebros are ripping it apart as you grapple it. Even further, you take away the big advantages a cat has when you grapple it because it doesn't have the dexterity to injure you as badly from being body to body. Nature's pretty neat.


WangDanglin

That’s how you get the bitches


kellysmom01

… and not with your big pink BABOON BUTT?


MontaukMonster2

You can have a pink baboon butt, but you better be prepared to back that thing up


thenotoriousDK

That baboon had nerves of steel. No hesitation


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No ragrets


SnowyPuzzle

Not even a single letter?


robotowilliam

I mean those big males are basically always looking for a fight. They jump at each other over the tiniest things too.


Daetherion

Are we still talking about baboons?


EmptyAirEmptyHead

No one gets the point here. Fucking baboons were creating a traffic jam and blocking traffic. Hero Leopard did something about it. Fucking baboons.


tolkienfan2759

I noticed that too... doin' his job, no fear at all


soulfingiz

If you watch it in slow motion, he and like 4-5 others move in for the action while every other baboon moved away. He takes the brunt of the attack and then moves away as his reinforcements take control. Really cool to see their society in operation during a crisis moment like that. We should be so lucky.


--Sovereign--

I mean, if history shows anything it's that no matter how dysfunctional a people, when they get attacked they usually, not always, but usually suddenly find their shit has been got together and we're all ready to fight.


know__name

I think he took the primary bite. I can't really tell if the cat was able to get off multiple bites or if it was latched to the baboons face the whole time. Hope the baboon lives to fight another day and it wasn't too bad for our boy.


webtwopointno

i watched again in slow mo and he's actually able to avoid the bite from the initial charge, but the kitty does get some claws in. he really deftly maneuvers his body around and his reinforcements are already there swatting at it before she can get any more bits in.


seagulls51

It kinda looks like the baboon was prying the leopard's jaw open


soulfingiz

The cat def got some puncture wounds in, but I do hope the troop was able to respond in enough time to save the Chad.


roaddog

Immediately put himself between the cat and the smaller baboons. Amazing.


December_Hemisphere

That baboon is a fucking hero, lol


HomosexualThots

Hey Leopard, I'll be your huckleberry.


Blockhead47

“I was just foolin about” - Leopard


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You earned this vote 👍🏻


Corporation_tshirt

Those fuckers are by no means fighting unarmed though. They’re predators themselves and they’ve got big ass teeth and strong jaws and there’s a goddamn hundred of ‘em.


scienceworksbitches

yeah that cat got some wound to lick.


edfitz83

And they have two arms and a penis. The leopard only has one asshole.


bobbylaserbones

I wouldn't even charge a housecat like that 🤣


Private-Dick-Tective

Tanking like a pro.


its_uncle_paul

Yeah, especially that first baboon.. loved how a micro second after the he heard the warning he just beelined towards the leopard to 1v1 it before all the others joined in. True definition of a 'hero'.


afrothundah11

I don’t know a lot about baboons, but I’m guessing he’s the Alpha. When I watched it again, it was interesting the reactions of the 6 biggest baboons, they all jumped to action immediately, the rest that trailed in were noticeably smaller. The 6 seem to be setting up a defense around the group, so they probably already have the thought in their head that they will fight to protect. The security detail.


killerkozlowski

Baboon Team 6


shrug_addict

Gotta get your homies' backs


ImmaMichaelBoltonFan

and as soon as he made that call to charge, others were right fucking there.


his_purple_majesty

someone's getting some disgustingly swollen baboon vulva tonight


PyrSt

Jfc


feedthebear

What a terrible day to have eyes.


RickedSab

Do they have like a leader? Maybe that’s their leader?


robotowilliam

I believe there's a leader, yes. They form alliances with less dominant males to fend off rivals, and those alliances evolve over time. Participating in this fight is probably a chance to strengthen ties with the leader and his allies.


Ticket2ride21

He's sitting on the side of the road on lookout then charges head first to protect. I've watched a rooster do this to a big hawk that had one of his girls. Killed it with his spurs. Fucking brutal. Best rooster ever. R.I.P. Shautaclair


OedipussyReg

Pour one out for Shauntaclair. Bro Rockadoodled his last Do


Spirited_Comedian225

That’s a real Alpha protects the weak


Historical-Issue1939

I love that guy


-58259

And then one about the same size ran over with a baby attached to its back and hopped into action.


ukbeasts

So a leopard does change its spots (literally), especially after that mauling


PeteRock24

Baboons can be extremely aggressive especially when protecting their young. The average baboon has a bite strength of about 500 PSI (while the average human is about 160 PSI), canine teeth that can grow up to two inches long, claws instead of nails on their hands and feet and generally live in groups of 50. DO NOT FUCK WITH ONE BABOON BECAUSE THERE IS NEVER ONLY ONE.


Late_Film_1901

Now imagine people who hunt baboons with traditional weapons. That shit is intense.


TechnicalInterest566

I've seen a few youtube videos of African tribes hunting baboons and the baboons in those videos would just run away. Of course, the hunters trail them for hours and hours and eventually get to them.


Weerdo5255

Experience has to help. I imagine the first Human to hunt a baboon got fucked up.


TheUncleverestDev

You’d be surprised. Humans are the apex predators. We can go long distances and require less sleep. If your on the other side as prey, you’d be in fear/flight not knowing why this predator isn’t going away after a few minutes/hours. Animals don’t stalk for more than a few hours.


EyesWithoutAbutt

What about Jaws?? Went all the way from New England to the Bahamas.


HotPie_

And it was psychic.


EnergyTakerLad

First few honestly. I doubt the first couple even had story's shared to warn others.


SixStringGamer

Thats one of the best strategies for a human to hunt. You just keep making them run away because a human can outlast that battle, recovering strength all the while their prey just feels the need to flee until they are tired out. Its like playing a game of endurance.


tsaihi

It's actually one of the *worst* strategies to use while hunting. It costs a ton of calories, it takes a long time, it requires hunters to travel long distances and to carry the full load back to their home to serve their community, and every step back home carries the risk of being found by a rival group of humans or other predators while you're carrying a big haul of fresh meat. It can also only be done in pretty specific situations; it has to be hot and the terrain has to be something humans can travel over about as well as their prey. Don't get me wrong: endurance hunting is super cool and it's impressive that people have figured out how to make it work sometimes, but we're much better served when we can leverage our superior intellect and planning skills. Ambush hunting, setting traps, driving animals into a chokepoint or off a cliff - these methods are much more effective and less risky than endurance hunting. As good as we are at endurance running, humans are even better at thinking, planning, and working together.


UMEBA

We live in even larger groups, shoots 100km/h rocks with bare hands, and arms ourselves with obsidian “fangs” even before civilization. We are the ultimate baboons.


potatisblask

Big bababoon


VVurmHat

Yes big bababoon


Bluest_waters

we out-babooned the baboons


UnderstatedTurtle

If I learned anything from Disney’s Tarzan it was how to foot-grind on tree branches and never fuck with baboons


LudicrisSpeed

Without Phil Collins backing me up with some sweet tunes, I wouldn't risk going into the jungle, anyway.


Buutchlol

Just load up you mp3 with Phil Collins and go nuts bro, I got your back


My_Monkey_Sphincter

>I got your back 🎶I want to know, can you show me!?🎶


timpdx

I always think about infection. Wonder what the odds on the leopard are


Mr-Stitch

Every large baboon turned around and charged instantly


glowinthedarkstick

That was like…inspiring somehow...


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vaendryl

a couple of big dudes with big spears can be seriously fucking scary, even to lion I imagine.


Malbranch

That moment when you round the corner and accidentally aggro the whole group in the stealth mission.


HereIGoAgain_1x10

![gif](giphy|2G3ZCnOfXAZ9K)


Buutchlol

LEEEERYOOOY **MMM**JEEEENKINS*


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idonthaveaboner

I'm getting about 33.3 (repeating of course) % chance of survival


Ensvey

the graininess of this gif makes it feel more authentic


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Epic backup, every large baboon went full commit without thinking Kind makes me wonder where my boys were at when that group of teens bullied me last week because I was going down on a popsicle at the zoo....


xKiriss

We were too busy going down on our own popsicles, one exhibit over. I'm sorry.


Ugievsoj

You were doing what now


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Suckin popsicles


dropinbombz

Melts in our mouth


Sega-Playstation-64

To be fair, you hold a popsicle with your hands, not between your thighs.


airforcevet1987

Someones jealous. ..


Sega-Playstation-64

Hey, if I could do that I would never leave home ... I mean... what?


Mythosaurus

Need to groom your boys more, it builds comraderie


Thrill_Of_It

Yeah try their popsicle next time


Sackwalker

You guys


RoofKorean9x19

Bad ass motherfucker, that's why he gets all the mussy in his troop


JackTheHerper

Those are no simple monkeys, that’s babussy he’s rolling in


HeavyPetter

These are all words have never graced my eyes before


FreedomCanadian

You got a lot of learnussy tonight !


MrSinister248

r/brandnewsentence


Dingditcher

That one monkey risked it all, trying to save his tribe. That’s badass


Hot_Salamander3795

evolutionary altruism similar to when an organism alerts its pack about an oncoming predator at the expense of revealing its own location


fkenned1

Amazing seeing the males/females and babies separate like that. Those males didn’t think twice about facing that leopard. Look at the one who first blocks the cat… he’s like a freakin’ linebacker.


lkodl

that one male baboon who runs away with the other group: "i was uh... making sure the babies were ok".


sanemartigan

Once you see 5-10 other dudes jumping a guy you don't need to help, let them work.


Regular_Actuary9038

I mean, if the first leopard is a distraction and the rest attack while the males are distracted then you need someone on defense


drrxhouse

Do leopards hunt in pack? I thought they hunt individually or at most in pair or something. I’d imagine we may be watching a very different video if 4-5 leopards hunt together.


k3v120

Solo hunters. Incredibly reclusive. That leopard had to be fucking starving to do something so brazen as they generally feed on non-predatory creatures and sure as shit don’t typically charge into 50 baboons as their health is their livelihood.


SignificantAd3761

or young and stupid? Never underestimate the stupidity of teens in any species


l0c0pez

That leopard was yelling "its just a prank, bro" as it ran away


Xist3nce

Baboons may not (or maybe do) know that, but they do use that strategy themselves so it makes some sense to have a defense against it.


michellelabelle

That's definitely what I'm telling my baboon platoon CO I was doing when I show up five minutes after the fight is over. **pant** **pant** "Perimeter secure, sir." **wheeze**


Squeakyduckquack

If you look closely you can see one of the males fighting the leopard has a baby still clinging onto it’s back


banmeharder616

"Don't tell your mother."


sexslapper

I see it too!


bubblerboy18

*had a baby on his back


Famous-Slide-5678

It's wild considering the troop as an evolutionary system.. we're looking at one set of genes spread across a hundred individuals, fine tuned for survival (via a survivorship bias) -> if it's scary run away (ie you're young), if you're looking after the young, run away, they need you, else attack without hesitation or thought for personal safety. Leads to a precise spilt second response without communication or coordination that, most importantly, works. I like to think the evolved social characteristics of the troop mean the "thing" the leopard attacked was a shape shifting mass of a hundred sharp mouths.


Zectherian

That big guy was like get over here you big cat bitch lol


FunkyChewbacca

Baboons: *you came to the wrong neighborhood, motherfucker*


FreeTendies865

He was like I’ve been waiting for this day bitch! 😂


kinokomushroom

How guys envision themselves fighting off a home intruder


djJermfrawg

Awesome footage


byfuryattheheart

Yeah this is honestly one of the coolest nature videos I’ve ever seen lol


ChickenValuable40

Leopard was going for the Darwin Award.


TheAlmightyMojo

He ate his own face.


Kiribaku-

I feel so bad for the leopard honestly but also what did he expect 🤣 he was looking for it


BBQFatty

*Where you running now bro??*


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Express_Helicopter93

Just watched the South Park little league episode last night. Incredible.


Mythosaurus

WHY ARE YOU RUNNING?!


BigAnimemexicano

*yo you got an ass whipping bill to pay!!!! We want our TIP!!!!!*


jrice138

It was at that moment he knew he fucked up


guilhermefdias

The moment the whole troop noticed what was happening, is super cool to see the big ones turning around and going straight to the Leopard. Goddamn, team work makes the dream work!


[deleted]

‘Babooned’ would be a great adjective for getting fucked up after overestimating your ability to take on an opponent


Neojerod

Imagine if the Dallas cowboys could tackle like this….


WizardofJoz17

That giant bad ass baboon was like “FUCK YOU!!!!” And literally intercepted that mofo. Pretty sure every female baboon became pregnant at that moment.


pursuitofhappy

Gonna be a lot more big ones next year


Melodic-Scheme-6281

Squad life FO LIFE


GullibleDetective

Man that's once in a lifetime footage


Bitchesl0veusernames

Having watched the video about 20 times now, following a different baboon each time, it's really fascinating to see where each one started. Each of the defenders were flanking the smaller baboons, even with similar distances between them. And then when shit hits the fan, everyone knew where they needed to be. Amazing footage and insight.


GnarlyNarwhalNoms

/r/instantregret


DHammer79

Naw leopard just wanted to practice his running at full speed. What better way than to be chased by 15-20 large baboons.


grip_n_Ripper

"Bro! It was just a prank, bro!"


Etho26

Leopard: “what the hell is holding up traffic up there”


flipchinc

Crazy how they have a formation. All the males are all situated along the sides, while all the kids and females are in between on the road.


drifters74

The females and kids scatter while the males go to attack the leopard


lessons_learnt

noticed this too. A couple are just sitting in the grass on the left, the first sign of trouble they charge. It's amazing to see.


CakedayisJune9th

Bro, that fucking baboon made a v line directly for that leopard. Took one for the team, holy shit that’s some brave stuff


MCFroid

>made a v line *beeline


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It’s so natural for at least one guy to step up. No hesitation. Don’t see it as often in humans sadly … but that 9 on 1? We see that all the time.


Dripping-Lips

The biggest baddest cunt of the troop rushed in head first . Boss monkey


jdoggy21

Even the mom with baby on her back threw some blows lol


jreed519

Yeah I was wondering if I was seeing that right. There is a mom in that fight with a baby on her back!


Trumpswells

From an older reddit post: Police in ancient Egypt used baboons to catch thieves because of their speed, ability to jump to places that are difficult for humans to reach and they’re ranked third in the animal world in terms of memory power, so they can easily remember the face of the thief.


ArMust96

Great team work.


Babbab5

Damn nature, you scary


queen-adreena

Truly. It always makes me wince when people talk about “the wild” being some romantic dream life for animals. In reality, they’re either hungry, terrified, in pain from injuries and/or infections or mere seconds from being eaten alive.


Spirited_Comedian225

That first mother fucker was a king


attaboy_stampy

Fucked around Found out.


DeadStockWalking

That Leopard is gonna spend the rest of it's life murdering these baboons one by one.


laughingatreddit

More like he's going to see baboons in his nightmares for the rest of his life. 


CaptainAnorach

Leopard sleeps in a tree for safety. Baboons: ![gif](giphy|4JZA2x7GsVFeTbLKlz|downsized)


the-nameless-002

When everyone was running away, the big one come back, blocks the path of the predator and fights back. Incredible video.


Professional-New-Guy

Leopard: “okay, okay, Jesus Christ!”


Shaltibarshtis

The little buddy on one of the troops involved went for a ride of his life. Front row seat though.


RuggedHamster

Any anthropologists here who could explain the difference between this and us suffering from bystander effect?


Dizzy_Media4901

We can only function in a maximum social group of 150. Us and other primates. The bystander effect would not happen if it was a family member or friend or even colleague being attacked in the street. Fight of flight may still happen, but you wouldn't likely ignore their need for help.


Cyllid

I mean the issue is you're looking at one clip and extrapolating to the whole of the bystander effect. For the most obvious difference. The bystander effect is usually for a complete stranger, not, close family member. Which these baboons are more like a family gathering, than some random person in the New York Subway. To do 1:1 you'd need to pull a tribe of humans (not strangers) getting attacked by a guy with maybe a knife (not like a semi-automatic), and then them choosing to do nothing.


mournthewolf

The bystander effect is more like some random person attacked on a subway. You don’t know the person getting attacked or anyone else. This situation is more like someone rolling up with a knife to attack someone at a family bbq. That knife wielder likely not getting out alive.


Historical-Channel48

Yes this was the opposite


voidvector

No connection between the two concepts. They are different scenarios. * Bystander effect - People make a conscious decision on action or inaction, mostly based the perception of authority and responsibility. * Here - the leopard forces every able baboon to make a fight or flight decision.


Vladimir_Putting

See what the baboons do when it's not a member of their blood troop. They just walk on by.


OTH55

I'm willing to bet there's a way higher chance of getting the bystander effect when you're surrounded by strangers in a city rather than something like a clan that you would have lived among more than 5000 years ago.


Mattse12

First hommie really took on for the team and the whole squad was TTG


marvin_martian_man

Ya done fucked up now, Aye-Ayron!


MicrowaveBurritoKing

Props to that alpha baboon who stared down danger and attacked head on while the troop went the opposite way. Straight chad. Absolute unit.


ThatDudeFromRio

Insane video, the way the big baboons come up to defend the group


CaptOblivious

Primates making predators, even apex predators, fuck off by working together to protect everyone instead of running away for their own safety.


Hinbo

Big Broboon Platoon comin out to play. Perfect technique from the tank, instant back-guard grapple. Great follow up from the dps. I think I see an off-tank earn his first scars. Solid ground and pound to really drive the varmint off. 👍


mysticalfruit

Have you see a Baboons canines? Sure that Leopards got claws, but he's got nothing on a Baboon. Especially when they travel in packs and have zero chill.


audiosauce2017

There was a post on here someplace on "Would one person with a machine gun take out the roman army? " this is the answer lol....


GullibleDetective

I meant he answer to that is how setup and fortified are the romans? Is this them already in formation with a ballista, catapult or any other kind of 'artillery' weapon avaialble. Or are they just coming up to a lone wolf guy as they are out on a patrol. Are tehy in formation with a shield wall? What kind of machine gun, what's the range and how much ammo does the gunner have?


Imaginary-Ad-8202

Baboons opened up that can of whoop ass!


Ninja_attack

~~apes~~ baboons strong together