Baby Macaque Social Skills Tested by Violent Elder | Growing Up Wild | BBC Earth

Living in a large troop comes with its own complexities when there is a strict social hierarchy at play. This young baby macaque is considered to be the lowest of the low, and she won't survive for long if she doesn't learn to adapt.

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[nday]

that slap brought back memories of my childhood

[skwish]

Just failed to chatter in front of my boss.

[oyetunjiabdulfatai]

I was so scared, I chattered for her 😅

[mrk]

Could almost hear them yellng "shut up Meg" at the baby.

[amelialikesfrogs]

I want David Tennant to narrate my life

[redzoom]

I was rooting for her and so proud when she got the chattering right, phew 😮‍💨

[spectradusker]

The way she just barely managed to chatter her teeth was so adorable

[footfault]

Anticlimax? Many viewers felt relief, for sure.
A simply structured soothing sign even a baby can do makes a sense. Curiosity is in a failed case. The boss would punish the individual. How, then, he/she could learn a correct answer to avoid it? Observation on other members would be helpful. To avoid eye contact otherwise.

[SeattleRaindrop]

Those lil grandma lips on her, with the funny hairstyle. I just think she’s wonderfully cute 🥰

[michaeljames]

0:57

"lowest of the low"

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[BrutalBeauty]

What a good little girl! Her momma has taught her well 🥰

[linaleblanc]

Poor little things. I know that's the way they are, but it pitiful what the little babies go through

[AniFam]

Awesome~👍
Thank you for sharing this video~🤗

[tazman]

Some people think that the babies should be held and kissed and treated like human babies and if you don't they say it's abuse

[Clean_White_Sock]

0:57 - "What did the five fingers say to the face?"

[johnroekoek]

I watch Family Bibi. He is kept as a pet. He chatters when he is happy. When he clings on to his caretaker in the car when riding, he chatters. With some kind of food he chatters.

[islandmanliming]

Adults don’t hesitate to show who’s in charge 💀

[faeriefire]

How do you guys get such great sound? Is it added after?

[mchevre]

Are these types of macaques different than Rhesus macaques in how the hierarchy works? I watch videos that follow troops of rhesus macaques and I was under the impression that young macaques that are born to high rankers could potentially be higher ranking than a low ranking adult. Like, a child of the matriarch or her sisters would most definitely be higher ranking than a low-born adult, even if it's still a child and the low ranker is an adult. I could be wrong though and just misinterpreted. If anyone knows for sure please comment.

[hibascreations]

The descipline maintains of the Macaques and the Overall Boss Dominant Male 's demand was super 👍