• Question: When you have been working out in the field has any one been hurt by a baboon?

    Asked by hetaliafan128 to Suzanne on 18 Jun 2013. This question was also asked by oreo1, courtneyx100.
    • Photo: Suzanne Harvey

      Suzanne Harvey answered on 18 Jun 2013:

      No one’s ever been hurt by a baboon at our field site. Baboons have a bad image when it comes to attacking humans, but that’s usually in tourist areas or in towns, where they steal food. In the wild, baboons tend to run away or ignore humans!

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