I have always argued that humans are the only species to keep pets. (Calm down - I know about Koko's kitten, etc., etc. While long-term odd couple attachments between species are common in homes, wildlife parks, and in captivity, they don't seem to exist in the wild.)


But a three-minute YouTube video clip I saw via Facebook yesterday raises serious questions about my pet theory. The video depicts a troop of pet-keeping Hamadryas baboons living in a garbage dump outside of Ta'if, Saudi Arabia. It's a sweltering lunar landscape not far from the Red Sea. Amazingly, the baboons' pets are dogs. Before going on, I suggest you watch the video. While the first 30 seconds are a little upsetting, trust me, it ends well. Watch it NOW!


In the first part of the clip, a male baboon manhandles a hapless puppy which, clearly, would prefer not to become the big monkey's "companion animal." Thankfully, in the next scene, the dogs and baboons are peacefully hanging out as the God-voiced narrator claims baboons now consider the dogs part of their family. They groom the dogs, and the dogs happily eat, travel with, and sleep among the baboons. As the cinematic sun sets in the background, the narrator sagely explains that both species benefit from the relationship. The baboons' dogs chase off wild dog packs. In return, the baboons treat the dogs, well, "like family pets."..... The End.

My Questions

I am skeptical, too. But I have been obsessed by the video for a days. It raises a host of questions in my mind. For example,

1. How long do the dogs live with the baboons? Is it a long-term or temporary arrangement?

2. Do the baboons get anything from the dogs other than somebody to love and play with? How do the dogs benefit?

3. Do baboons ever kill or eat puppies. ("Pet-keeping" has been described in chimps - but within an hour the "pet" always seems to wind up dead.)

4. Is the baboon-dog relationship affected by the fact that the "pets" and their "owners" live in a garbage dump? Is there enough edible human refuse (literally, "junk food" to keep everyone fat and happy so the monkeys and dogs don't compete for food?

Click here to watch d video and Read more ....http://adebanjids..com/2016/11/just-as-men-baboons-kidnap-puppies-for.html

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