THEY had been listening to birds singing melodies, weird sounds of the forest for three or so hours and baboons could be heard screaming in the valley before them. Suddenly they were on the edge of the trough and the sentinel shouted for others to run.
Females picked their babies onto their backs and stomachs and quietly trooped into the forest, while the big male remained behind to shield all others from potential danger. This was a place of relative peace and safety because baboons seldom relaxed in areas of possible danger from them.
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