Kruger National Park Tourist Captures Video of Leopard Being Attacked by 50 Baboons After Trying to Hunt Them

• A video shared online shows how a leopard tried to hunt a group of baboons but was outnumbered and forced to retreat
• A pianist Merve Mersinligil and her husband captured a video of a leopard being attacked by a troop of baboons in Kruger National Park
• The footage has gone viral on social media and shows that baboons can be dangerous when provoked

A brave yet miscalculating leopard was captured on video attempting to hunt a group of baboons at the Kruger National Park, only to end up in a nasty brawl with the primates.

Viral Video shows leopard provoking a troop of 50 baboons

According to Latest Sightings, a leopard charged at a family of baboons in the middle of the road, hoping to make a quick meal of one of them. However, the male baboons were not going to let that happen. They banded together and fought back against the leopard, forcing it to retreat.

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A pianist Merve Mersinligil and her husband, lawyer Viktor Szontagh, captured a video of a leopard being attacked by a troop of baboons in Kruger National Park.

Latest Sightings said that the couple had just arrived at the park and were driving from Paul Kruger Gate to Tshokwane when they saw the leopard. The leopard was walking next to the road and looked relaxed. However, it suddenly disappeared into the grass.

Suddenly, the leopard reappeared and attacked the baboons. Merve said that the female baboons ran back to guard their young while the male baboons went on the offensive. The dominant male baboon jumped on the leopard and bit, hit, and shouted at it.

The leopard managed to escape, but the baboons chased after it.

The video has gone viral across social media platforms and shows the action-packed incident. Watch some of the footage below:

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Interesting facts about baboons

As much as leopards are powerful big cats closely related to lions and tigers, this one met its match against the troop of baboons. Baboons are the world's largest monkeys, according to National Geographic.

Groups of baboons are called troops, and a troop can contain dozens to hundreds of members. The largest troops have up to 300 members, according to the African Wildlife Federation. Troops groom, sleep and protect each other.

Baboons are only dangerous when provoked or threatened. According to AZ Animals, they hardly attack human beings and are social animals. But under threat, they have two sharp canine teeth and sharp claws that they use to attack.

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Source: Briefly News