The Bushmen of the Kalahari (sp) have an interesting way of finding the secret water stores of the Baboons. They wait until a baboon is watching them and then they dig a small hole into an ant hill, then push dried seeds into the hole. They then leave the area. The baboon, overcome with curiosity, puts their hand into the hole, grabs a fistful of seeds and tries to pull his paw out -the only problem is that with his hand in a fist, it is too big to pull back out through the hole. The bushman then walks up to the baboon and puts a leash around its neck - the entire time the baboon could escape if it just let go of the seeds.
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Date: 2006-01-06 03:28 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2006-01-06 04:55 pm (UTC)(I love the one with the horse. Awwwww.)
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Date: 2006-01-06 05:21 pm (UTC)For the record - monkeys not always smart. :)
Date: 2006-01-06 06:48 pm (UTC)The Bushmen of the Kalahari (sp) have an interesting way of finding the secret water stores of the Baboons. They wait until a baboon is watching them and then they dig a small hole into an ant hill, then push dried seeds into the hole. They then leave the area. The baboon, overcome with curiosity, puts their hand into the hole, grabs a fistful of seeds and tries to pull his paw out -the only problem is that with his hand in a fist, it is too big to pull back out through the hole. The bushman then walks up to the baboon and puts a leash around its neck - the entire time the baboon could escape if it just let go of the seeds.
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Date: 2006-01-06 06:57 pm (UTC)It's the cute.
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Date: 2006-01-07 12:54 am (UTC)