Baboons in Saudi Arabia adopt dogs and cats

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00:00It's not just humans who can raise dogs.

00:02Baboons in Saudi Arabia do it too.

00:04Every morning, the baboon army leaves their territory to search for food in human cities.

00:09The dogs they raise also join the action, mainly in charge of security along the way.

00:14If stray dogs in the city come to hunt, the baboon-owned dogs will swarm up to drive them away.

00:20Zoologists originally thought that dogs and baboons had an equal partnership,

00:24but they were surprised to find that these dogs were adopted by baboons

00:28since they were puppies and raised as bodyguards.

00:31The food found by baboons is also shared with the dogs.

00:34Besides serving as bodyguards, some lonely baboons even raise dogs to accompany themselves

00:39and fill the emotional void.

00:41That's why they not only raise dogs, but also pet cats.

00:44These cats accompany the baboons, so the baboons are also happy to share food with them.

00:49Baboons greet and show friendliness by touching each other's butts.

00:53So you can often see a baboon sitting on the butt of a cat or a dog.

00:56It's just a friendly greeting.