While collecting data for research on a wild, habituated troop of chacma baboons in the Soutpansberg mountains, in South Africa, we were suddenly alerted by sharp screams several of them directed to the bottom of a tree. We got closer and discovered there a giant rock python wrapped around a juvenile baboon. It took some time before the oldest male of the troop finally took the initiative to brave the snake and tried to save the young one. The python had to free his prey to fight back and then escape. Unfor
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