Chimps Hunting in Trees | National Geographic

chimpanzees are smart agile and crafty

chimpanzees are smart agile and crafty and when they’re hungry they can be

and when they’re hungry they can be

and when they’re hungry they can be lethal as you’re about to see here in

lethal as you’re about to see here in

lethal as you’re about to see here in Tanzania Africa these apes are hunting

Tanzania Africa these apes are hunting

Tanzania Africa these apes are hunting their next meal monkeys but colobus

their next meal monkeys but colobus

their next meal monkeys but colobus monkeys are worthy adversaries able to

monkeys are worthy adversaries able to

monkeys are worthy adversaries able to stand their ground against predatory

stand their ground against predatory

stand their ground against predatory primates almost four times their size to

primates almost four times their size to

primates almost four times their size to try and outwit their pursuers the

try and outwit their pursuers the

try and outwit their pursuers the colobus lure the chimps higher and

colobus lure the chimps higher and

colobus lure the chimps higher and higher into the trees where the smaller

higher into the trees where the smaller

higher into the trees where the smaller lighter color must have an advantage

lighter color must have an advantage

lighter color must have an advantage they can balance on branches that chimps

they can balance on branches that chimps

they can balance on branches that chimps would break this male cowardice holds

would break this male cowardice holds

would break this male cowardice holds his tail just barely out of a hunter

his tail just barely out of a hunter

his tail just barely out of a hunter James reached giving the women and

James reached giving the women and

James reached giving the women and children time to escape watching the

children time to escape watching the

children time to escape watching the chimps chase the colobus is like

chimps chase the colobus is like

chimps chase the colobus is like watching the action-adventure version of

watching the action-adventure version of

watching the action-adventure version of a great chess match with stakes of life

a great chess match with stakes of life

a great chess match with stakes of life and death

below a female chimp follows the action

below a female chimp follows the action no question who she’s rooting for this

no question who she’s rooting for this

no question who she’s rooting for this chimp is named Frodo he climbs and

chimp is named Frodo he climbs and

chimp is named Frodo he climbs and climbs and makes a daring leap of faith

climbs and makes a daring leap of faith

climbs and makes a daring leap of faith but the colobus isn’t afraid of racking

but the colobus isn’t afraid of racking

but the colobus isn’t afraid of racking up a little hang time himself after all

up a little hang time himself after all

up a little hang time himself after all these little guys can make huge leaps

these little guys can make huge leaps

these little guys can make huge leaps even as high as 50 feet into the air

even as high as 50 feet into the air

even as high as 50 feet into the air then on the wrong move

then on the wrong move

then on the wrong move acaba sleeps into the arms of death and

acaba sleeps into the arms of death and

acaba sleeps into the arms of death and the victors whoop it up good

the young hunter displays his kill only

the young hunter displays his kill only to have the dominant chimp confiscate

to have the dominant chimp confiscate

to have the dominant chimp confiscate his prize

his prize

his prize I guess these chimps are like the

I guess these chimps are like the

I guess these chimps are like the National Football League no showboating

National Football League no showboating

National Football League no showboating here especially when the tribe is hungry