A male Baboon being groomed by female Baboon in oestrus

Chacma Baboons (Papio ursinus) are the largest non-human primates in southern Africa. They are highly gregarious, social animals that live in troops of about 15 to 100. All males of breeding age are dominant over females, but males have a strict rank order within the troop. Baboons are omnivorous, eating a wide range of plant and animal foods. This troop was on the edge of the Nyamarhi Spring in northern Kruger Park, feeding, grooming and with the youngsters playing. The male Baboon was lying peacefully on his back being groomed gently by an adult female whose swollen rear end shows that she is in oestrus. KNP2016 7 135 This video is being managed exclusively by Newsflare. To use this video for broadcast or in a commercial player go to: