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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.
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