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| Baboons v Dogs; originaly Baboon intruders killed by pet dogs | |
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| FelinePowah | Aug 23 2013, 04:44 PM Post #31 |
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Lets not forget the much smaller female leopards kill male baboons as well |
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| predator2013 | Aug 23 2013, 07:28 PM Post #32 |
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No body is disputing that but you will find it would only kill a baboon by ambush. Head on I would also favour a male baboon over a female leopard. Edited by predator2013, Aug 23 2013, 07:28 PM.
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| da pink | Aug 23 2013, 08:07 PM Post #33 |
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Good info on the Boergreyhounds here http://www.thehuntinglife.com/forums/topic/176507-lurchers-working-african-bush/ Interesting bit from the link, relevant to this thread "Some of their main targets are - jackal, gemsbok, impala, kudu, spring hare, bush hares, aardwolf, brown hyena, warthog, baboons and porcupines. Each requiring a uniquely different technique and the good dogs are those who learn how to appropriately deal with the different animals. A good baboon dog being the rarest of all, as baboons are quite adept at tearing dogs apart and inclined to do so, interestingly with their hands and feet more so than their formidable mouths. However, dogs that can kill baboons one on one do exist." |
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| FelinePowah | Aug 23 2013, 08:13 PM Post #34 |
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errm male leopards only kill baboons by ambush....leopards kill everything by ambush... a male baboon is no match for a female leopard... A large dog would batter a baboon....they have large teeth and thats about it. |
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| FelinePowah | Aug 23 2013, 08:15 PM Post #35 |
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Id like to see one try....these seem like very tall tales to me. |
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| da pink | Aug 23 2013, 08:18 PM Post #36 |
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based upon? |
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| FelinePowah | Aug 23 2013, 08:20 PM Post #37 |
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Looking at how baboons fight, ive not seen them pull each other apart?? the only thing they pull apart are baby antelope I really dont think they are packing the strength to pull a large dog apart?? its not a gorilla Edited by FelinePowah, Aug 23 2013, 08:20 PM.
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| da pink | Aug 23 2013, 08:29 PM Post #38 |
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I see where you're coming from, but fail to see what the author has to gain by making things up. From the evidence posted in this thread alone I don't think anyone can dispute a large male baboon is dangerous to a dog. Why someone would lie or embellish how the baboons do the damage ? |
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| ARM0R | Aug 23 2013, 08:50 PM Post #39 |
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Yeah right. Let´s act as if 15-30kgs Baboons had the power of an eastern lowland gorilla. Baboons have huge teeth - that´s about it. They are NOT (more) agile and they are NOT more powerful than a female Leopard or a big canine. The only reason other predators keep a distance is the fact that Baboons live in troops with up to 150+ individuals. If baboons were solitary they´d get eaten by pretty much any other predator - probably Caracals even. Besides... Baboons are not even pure predators (neither physically nor psychologically) unlike felids and canids which is why THEY need a weight advantage - not the other way around. Any similarly sized felid would grapple and finish a Baboon with a good bite to the throat or the neck in seconds. Any similarly sized canid would jump- and rag a baboon to death. |
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| da pink | Aug 23 2013, 09:15 PM Post #40 |
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so a labrador would rag a male baboon? |
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| FelinePowah | Aug 23 2013, 09:22 PM Post #41 |
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Dangerous becuase they have large teeth and not because the have taken up WWE wrestling.. I still think a good sized dog is more then a match for a baboon. |
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| FelinePowah | Aug 23 2013, 09:24 PM Post #42 |
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Exactly |
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| da pink | Aug 23 2013, 09:31 PM Post #43 |
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That doesn't answer my question.
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| ARM0R | Aug 23 2013, 09:34 PM Post #44 |
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Depending on socialisation and individual - YES, it "could". |
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| da pink | Aug 23 2013, 09:42 PM Post #45 |
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So it's not "Any similarly sized canid would jump- and rag a baboon to death." like you wrote earlier, but in fact it depends on the individual and how it has been reared? |
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but I agree it would take an impressive dog I've read some info on the use of hunting dogs in Africa (primarily sighthound and sighthound crosses aka lurchers) it was a pretty interesting read it talked about different sized dogs basically 3 size categorys but I'm getting off topic anyway it was said that a good baboon dog was worth it's weight in gold and even a very experienced and fit dog still had a much shorter life expectancy 
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