Baboon vs. Flamingo | National Geographic

this is East Africa the Great Rift

this is East Africa the Great Rift Valley a land in constant upheaval the

Valley a land in constant upheaval the

Valley a land in constant upheaval the flamingos and baboons here at Lake

flamingos and baboons here at Lake

flamingos and baboons here at Lake Bogoria live in harmony they share this

Bogoria live in harmony they share this

Bogoria live in harmony they share this landscape and all it has lost

they may not be compatible but in the

they may not be compatible but in the midst of a glorious bounty they can

midst of a glorious bounty they can

midst of a glorious bounty they can afford to be indifferent in July after a

afford to be indifferent in July after a

afford to be indifferent in July after a successful breeding season nearly four

successful breeding season nearly four

successful breeding season nearly four million flamingos gather along the seams

million flamingos gather along the seams

million flamingos gather along the seams of the Great Rift Valley they clog the

of the Great Rift Valley they clog the

of the Great Rift Valley they clog the inlets and crowd the local residents

the baboon’s who live here all year

the baboon’s who live here all year round can’t help to take notice of the

round can’t help to take notice of the

round can’t help to take notice of the sheer numbers of new arrivals some

sheer numbers of new arrivals some

sheer numbers of new arrivals some babblers have never seen this many

babblers have never seen this many

babblers have never seen this many flamingos before

and some of them don’t know how to

and some of them don’t know how to behave

there are so many birds at Bogoria that

there are so many birds at Bogoria that they trip over each other in order to

they trip over each other in order to

they trip over each other in order to escape baboons are meat-eaters but this

escape baboons are meat-eaters but this

escape baboons are meat-eaters but this is something unusual for baboons

choosing between fruits and flesh is a

choosing between fruits and flesh is a simple matter for these newbies

until now such an orchestrated attack on

until now such an orchestrated attack on flamingos has rarely been witnessed or

flamingos has rarely been witnessed or

flamingos has rarely been witnessed or recorded

the graceful wading birds become a

the graceful wading birds become a buffet of pink feathers and crimson for

the young have discovered a new taste

the young have discovered a new taste and they like it perhaps this is

and they like it perhaps this is

and they like it perhaps this is nature’s coldly in different way of

nature’s coldly in different way of

nature’s coldly in different way of restoring balance