This video was filmed at the Western Serengeti Safari Park in Tanzania. When a lion is chasing something ahead, you hear the wind. It starts to pick up speed, as a woman behind the camera gasps and exclaims, “Baboons!” For a few seconds you don’t see anything, but then both the lion and the baboons appear on the screen, in the middle of some bushes. right.
Although initially, lions are aggressors that baboons do not. It takes an aggressive stance and charges towards the lion. The lion backed away and turned to flee from the baboon. The lion seemed to recognize it was a worthy opponent and continued to retreat. The same woman who exclaimed at the beginning of the clip said: “Baboons are tough!”
It wasn’t enough for the Lions to retreat. While the lion scrambles to get away, the baboon keeps charging at it. At one point, the baboons appeared to stop the chase, but the lion stopped and started backing away, as if ready for more. It stopped by a small tree and looked out, panting, where the baboon had stopped.
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In the background, you hear a safari vehicle approaching and stopping. Suddenly, the lion seemed to have noticed something, and it ran in the same direction from where it came from. It found the baboon again and continued to provoke. They started the same dance again. The baboons approached the lion (which was much bigger) in a threatening manner.
The lion backed away again. This time, the baboons were not charging. Walk with authority. The lion backed up, took a few steps forward, then turned and stared at the baboon. The baboon seemed oblivious to all the lion’s movements and kept a steady gait, continuing to intimidate the lion.
“Oh, here comes another lion…the whole pack,” the viewer says as the camera pans to spot them. The baboons did not appear to have the same vantage point as humans, but remained still, standing a few feet in front of it with the lion. Finally, the baboons realized they were outnumbered.
That’s when you see three other lions approaching – four in total. Two approached from one side and two approached from the other, enclosing the baboons. You can hear the terrified screams of the safari passengers as two lions bite the baboon from either side and pull it away. In just a few seconds, those lions finished their hunt.
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I am broadly interested in how human activities influence the ability of wildlife to persist in the modified environments that we create.
Specifically, my research investigates how the configuration and composition of landscapes influence the movement and population dynamics of forest birds. Both natural and human-derived fragmenting of habitat can influence where birds settle, how they access the resources they need to survive and reproduce, and these factors in turn affect population demographics. Most recently, I have been studying the ability of individuals to move through and utilize forested areas which have been modified through timber harvest as they seek out resources for the breeding and postfledging phases. As well I am working in collaboration with Parks Canada scientists to examine in the influence of high density moose populations on forest bird communities in Gros Morne National Park. Many of my projects are conducted in collaboration or consultation with representatives of industry and government agencies, seeking to improve the management and sustainability of natural resource extraction.
