Photo Gallery of Okavango Baboons – Page 4

Inter-troop Interaction

Our two study groups, White Island (W Troop) and Camp (C Troop), occasionally encountered neighboring groups (X and Z), which were not habituated to humans and typically fled at our approach. Over the course of my three years in the field, I observed only a single direct interaction between W and C Troops. This occurred when C Troop made an incursion onto White Island after the floodwaters had receded. Following a brief confrontation (photos below), C Troop retreated.

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W Troop adult and subadult males (left) respond to the incursion by advancing and confronting the intruders. download small

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C Troop male (right) is outnumbered. download small

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C Troop individuals retreat. download small