Chacma Videos

When a large male from a neighboring baboon troop stages a coup, power shifts and leadership changes hands throwing the established social order of the troop into turmoil. This tale unfolds on NATURE's Murder in the Troop, airing on Sunday, December 7th at 8 p.m. (ET) on PBS (check local listings). For more information, visit http://www.pbs.org/nature

Baboons have a large head, cheek pouches, and a long, doglike muzzle. They walk on all fours, carrying the tail in a characteristic arch. Baboons leave in troops of up to 40 or 50 individuals. They congregate at night in a chosen tree or cliff, where they sleep.They never travel too far from their sleeping spot, but they normally have more than one of these sleeping-sites within their territory, which they use on a rotation basis.Spending most of the dayon the ground, Baboons are exposed to predators. Baboons are very alert, often in associating with other animals, like Impala. If a predator approaches, the males give an alarm bark and the troop will go up the trees; if no trees available, the vulnerable members of the troop will congregate in the center of the group, with the males on the outside.Adult males can weigh up to 35Kg and their life span is about 18 years.Baboons are omnivorous: they feed on fruit, roots, leaves, grass, flowers, insects, lizards, birds and their eggs. They might even kill the newborns of some antelope and even Leopard.

Test Video from Piotr Banasik on Vimeo. Cast: Piotr Banasik

Slow Motion test, 3 speeds, low light from Coco Loco on Vimeo. Mode HDV CINE Mode Shutter speed: 1/100 Aperture 2.0 Converted to 25p with JES Interlacer (Blend option, 35% speed) Imported to Premiere, trimmed into clips of different speeds (around 360% for real speed) Cast: Coco Loco

Big Brown Baboon Eyes from Tim Newman on Vimeo. A close up shot of a young female's eyes and hair. Filmed at a sanctuary 3 hours from Cape Town Cast: Tim Newman

When a large male from a neighboring baboon troop stages a coup, power shifts and leadership changes hands throwing the established social order of the troop into turmoil. This tale unfolds on NATURE's Murder in the Troop, airing on Sunday, May 20th at 8 p.m. (ET) on PBS (check local listings). For more information, visit http://www.pbs.org/nature

When a large male from a neighboring baboon troop stages a coup, power shifts and leadership changes hands throwing the established social order of the troop into turmoil. This tale unfolds on NATURE's Murder in the Troop, airing on Sunday, May 20th at 8 p.m. (ET) on PBS (check local listings). For more information, visit http://www.pbs.org/nature

Steve-O and Chris find a Chacma Baboon pleasuring himself.