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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[@skwish6401]

Just failed to chatter in front of my boss.

[@nday5356]

that slap brought back memories of my childhood

[@AmziAsher]

God did it ever!!! 😔

[@JoshuaTraffanstedt]

I figured someone would try to make this video about themselves.

[@echohotel7975]

That was nothing

[@TSJ99]

@JoshuaTraffanstedt lol why do you care

[@oyetunjiabdulfatai3096]

I was so scared, I chattered for her 😅

[@ReigningWomban]

She must’ve heard you. 🤣

[@jessicastewart8546]

Riiiiggghhhhtttt...me too

[@utegerstlauer2336]

Diese Abscheulichkeiten müssen streng diszipliniert werden, damit sie die Hierarchie der Horde lernen!

[@MiladHeidary1]

The sound of that slap 😂

[@ReigningWomban]

😂😂😂 It was so rude.

[@spectradusker4305]

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

[@BrutalBeauty90]

Definitely! Such a cutie! Not so much when they’re older though lol.

[@spectradusker4305]

@@BrutalBeauty90 True

[@linaleblanc8288]

That was sweet ❤😊

[@redzoom7857]

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

[@mokarokas-1727]

@@thewinusa - You use several profiles to spam AI-generated text in bold, to get attention for your different channels. The comments on your (STOLEN) videos are mostly made by your profiles. Stop it.

[@ReigningWomban]

Me too. I had to watch it again. 😊

[@BrutalBeauty90]

⁠@@mokarokas-1727and you make several comments about this to get attention for your profile. Stop it!

[@amelialikesfrogs5778]

I want David Tennant to narrate my life

[@KenUghiovhe]

Would people watch or laugh?

[@SeattleRaindrop206]

@@KenUghiovhefor sure.. I’m in 🙋🏻‍♀️ He has an awesome voice and describes things wonderfully. Imagine him describing normal human activity?! Hilarious 😆

[@SeattleRaindrop206]

@@KenUghiovheThen add the dramatic music in the background. His suspense 🤣

[@amelialikesfrogs5778]

@@thewinusa I just think his Scottish voice is sexy

[@mokarokas-1727]

@@thewinusa - You use several profiles to spam AI-generated text in bold, to get attention for your different channels. The comments on your (STOLEN) videos are mostly made by your profiles. Stop it.

[@footfault1941]

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.

[@Clean_White_Sock]

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

[@ijustrealllylikecats]

lmao

[@keelieyohara7246]

These things are useless.

[@linaleblanc8288]

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

[@Ian-y5x]

Oh, FFS.

[@DrCasey]

@@Ian-y5x ... what? Her message was reasonable.

[@AniFam]

Awesome~👍 Thank you for sharing this video~🤗

[@AMSlifecountryside]

I also love monkey😍

[@michaeljames1154]

0:57 "lowest of the low" 🤣

[@navaerick86]

"adults don't hesitate to show who's in charge" 🖐️ CLAP

[@voha5244]

Thanks

[@islandmanliming]

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

[@Ant1ev0]

bonk

[@Ant1ev0]

human teenager would benefit from some bonks aswell

[@faeriefire99]

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

[@ijustrealllylikecats]

They're not using their phones to take video. They have professional recording equipment and they do clean up the audio a bit afterwards.

[@faeriefire99]

@@ijustrealllylikecats hey, thanks! I wondered how close they got without interfering! Professional makes sense but, it's really good!

[@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.

[@turkeyman100]

All I know is that this species is the Toque macaque.

[@leslie6938]

Great question and I suspect you also watch AM? I'd guess Toque and Rhesus macaques are fairly similar. This young female baby must have a very low ranking mother, and the male alpha seems particularly domineering. One thing I've learned from AM is how individualistic each troop member is, like humans, and thus would guess that not all Toque alphas are that aggressive and fear inspiring. But these are just my assumptions, I'm certainly not a primatologist!

[@michaelbrinks8089]

​@@leslie6938I seen a research video that showed some leaders will rule through 100% violence & intimidation. While others leaders rule by combination of being tough but also by being "popular." They theorized it was to avoid having the troop turn on the leader. But I'm not sure they're that smart.....The Troop with A hole leader did get sick of him & turned on him. He was attacked/ganged up on & the 2nd toughest was made the new ruler. If I remember correctly.

[@leslie6938]

@@michaelbrinks8089 I think I've seen that same video, been awhile so don't remember all the details but do remember a troop turning on an alpha who ruled by fear/violence. I agree with you, I doubt even the smartest monkeys have the level of brainpower necessary to intentionally adjust their personality/leadership style because they've gamed out how the troop may behave according to different leadership styles. It sounds like the researchers are guessing or projecting to explain their observations. (And guess what, I'm a researcher myself! Not having anything to do with animals, but research is research. At least they say this is their "theory," but if they don't include any evidence to support it, I personally wouldn't consider them very credible.)

[@michaelbrinks8089]

@@leslie6938 I got some things wrong in my 1st comment. The research video on YT is the one about 400-500 macaques who were put on a island near Puerto Rico

[@realwildmonkeytv]

Awesome video 🙏🙏

[@juvichdevotional9065]

I love videos like this one..thanks

[@Linda-nr5cb]

It's sad they have no rank when there born

[@Elena-ce8ek]

The babies looks like tiny Old men 😂

[@naturalmonkey2-rq4ig]

❤❤❤❤❤

[@johnroekoek12345]

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.

[@Paige980]

Chattering is not being 1:56 happy… it’s a form of submission

[@CogDisso]

This video is just about the "fear grimace" submission chattering seen in the wild in dominance/submission displays. They're very expressive animals and a lot of macaque behaviour has subtle variations or and is context-sensitive (e.g. the "kissy face" which is either an aggression/warning signal or an invitation to mate). Pet macaques in some of the better environments often exhibit a different form of continuous chattering that seems to be an attempt to mimic human speech and show happiness (possibly similar to the way cats tend to meow at humans to communicate but not really at each other). It's visually slightly different from the "fear grimace" chattering they do to show submission. Fear grimace chattering pulls the muscles in the face back a lot more and LOOKS more terrified. There's also a pretty Pavlovian one where they make a wet-sounding chatter with an almost closed mouth when they see food they like, both to express their anticipation for the food as well as to encourage saliva production. Note: there are a lot of INCREDIBLY abusive channels out there, where you will see the fear-grimace chatter (often while staring directly at the camera operator to try and avoid punishment) and other submission/stress signals like spinning, flipping, floating limb syndrome and head shaking. It's definitely something to be aware of, but chattering isn't ALWAYS a submission signal in pets.

[@HRHDaviaTheYounger]

Not dissimilar to human behavior. Clear evolutionary link.

[@foolofatook1271]

They evolved from us

[@mokarokas-1727]

@@foolofatook1271 - lol

[@Ant1ev0]

except we dont lecture with slaps anymore. it shows tbh. some educational pain shapes

[@mokarokas-1727]

@@Ant1ev0 - Yep, shapes people into psychos who perpetuate violence. =)

[@mrdinofficial5935]

Macaques look funny hair styles

[@fleabaguette9699]

Those monkeys look like Oliver Tree with their hair like that 😂

[@mokarokas-1727]

@@thewinusa - You use several profiles to spam AI-generated text in bold, to get attention for your different channels. The comments on your (STOLEN) videos are mostly made by your profiles. Stop it.

[@luvmonkeys]

Baby almost looks albino. Strange looking but cute!

[@therealshari1]

poor baby 😮😮😭🙏

[@DuckSongVlogs]

Hello bạn quay cảnh mấy chú khỉ con nhìn dễ thương quá

[@utegerstlauer2336]

Kein Affe ist süß! Das sind die widerwärtigsten Kreaturen die es gibt!

[@matalens48]

🥰😍❤️🙏👌

[@lisa12ism13]

Sind das nicht Hutaffen?

[@sarahb8667]

❤ is the baby girl the daughter of the alpha?

[@АлександрЛесников-с8ш]

Вотбы пострелять с мелкашки добрая охота

[@AMSlifecountryside]

Hello every one my name SARO I live in Asia forest, nice to meet all of you

[@SchmerzUndFeuer]

shut up

[@maxine3587]

😂

[@utegerstlauer2336]

Wenn Du im Wald lebst, dann bleib auch dort!

[@fatcatlyfe7028]

Them hair dos! Lol

[@williamstamper442]

There is some false info in this doc. That baby female monkey had nothing to worry about with tbe alpha male if its his offspring. Shes still not really in danger if she is an offspring of one of his adult females in the troop

[@CIBERXGAMING]

humans also, apparently

[@eyeseeeee]

monkeys look like they r wearing toupees

[@MYokheved]

😂😂😂😂 hence these are called torque or bonnet macaques.

[@steinbockkn7725]

Какие они все таки страшные от природы,может это защита,чтобы их не жрали хищники, кто захочет такого страшилу съесть?

[@sheetkarate6901]

Creepy looking little gremlin.

[@sourcherryplum]

I call total bullshit on this story

[@GM-oi4vg]

Nature is cruel

[@Linda-nr5cb]

Love his voice

[@rms7999]

Males always command.

[@maxine3587]

Quite a lot of monkey species have matriarchs in charge

[@DonkeeBoyYT]

L.O.L. I wonder how many times she got slapped that day. ? Ha

[@utegerstlauer2336]

Viel zu wenig!

[@travelthetropics6190]

රිලවුන්

[@margolockwood5390]

Welp, nearly all the info was incorrect, but hey who really cares as long as they get views click and comments. Right? What a shame, they had a real chance at teaching good information here and failed miserably.

[@lcaceci43]

Who are you kidding? this was taken from a previous video many years ago!

[@myra845]

Гобліни

[@utegerstlauer2336]

Monster!

[@RikuHarada6996]

I've read the title as "Baby Maguire" and watched the video looking for Tobey, lmao. I need to get some sleep.

[@еленамацнева-п5в]

А вот вам и маленькие оысы старички

[@rundunnyrun]

Shes in it just for the money. There is no love in this woman. She doesnt want him, just his revenue. I hope she eventually gets arrested, but i doubt thatll happen. Its illegal to own a stump tail Macaque, theyre in the endangered list, but yet, here we are.

[@brucereams]

Can't they just use a normal narrator in these videos?

[@olgacilenaarenaszorrilla2852]

Que miedo parece un humano

[@Spiritdove64]

sounds like David Tennant narrating

[@mariaanna9696]

Paskudna malpa jak duzo zskodnikow

[@lorireeves2432]

What kind of monkeys are these? Definitely different than the usual macaques. Weird looking

[@lissakitty8657]

Toque macaques

[@ГалинаАмеличева-ф9и]

Почему, вы, взрослый селовек, называете обезьян людьми??? Разницу не понимаете, или перевод не правильный???

[@Людмила-ю6й7ъ]

Вас_бог сделал из глины!😂

[@olgacilenaarenaszorrilla2852]

No un mico

[@Degenerick]

Ew pigtail monkeys are the worst

[@HiiiPowerChief]

Looks like Paris Hilton children

[@akhtarzaidi9454]

Even monkeys are having heard of 25 / 30 females & tigers 🐅 even 5 / 6 tigress heard, so why don’t we humans can’t keep 10 / 20 females together with, apart from married ones ?

[@sassygirl7817]

The babies are cute

[@utegerstlauer2336]

Überhaupt nicht cute! Hässliche und abstoßende Scheusale!

[@gregbumgardner3006]

The climbing ability, wow. They are cute, tougher than us.

[@CygnusX-11]

and most importantly they live on earth for free

[@busilove-]

Cool sexy hairstyle monkeys😅

[@ВладимирКривицкий-с5р]

так похож на путина)))

[@gsmith6026]

Who shaved that poor baby’s head? That isn’t normal.

[@UnchosenRatomaniaTheS8]

Mother nature.

[@chrisgoldbach4450]

One of my least favorite animals

[@utegerstlauer2336]

Für mich ist das die abstoßendste Spezies, die es gibt! Es wäre nicht schade, wenn sie aussterben würden

[@Николай-ы2ж]

😂

[@ReigningWomban]

And I thought my childhood had challenges. 🫢

[@mrk45]

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

[@birdstwin1186]

So something like this is how early humans learned to smile with teeth showing? Maybe? Who knows. I watched this scene years ago and it has always stayed with me for some reason. Here is a baby, life and death hangs on whether she can memorize social cues and give out appropriate responses to members of her own tribe. If she cant learn fast enough or no immediate family to teach her, she will probably be k!!led. I suppose that is one way of getting rid of the low IQ, low social IQ, low emotional intelligence individuals from your own population, or those with no family to guide them thus removing members with no support who eventually wont be able to fend for themselves, ie dead weight. Thankfully, I was born in human society, and the adult humans do not k!!l or maim children for failing to recognize social cues, or correctly send out social gestures when looked upon.

[@MadarMaxamed-z3n]

2:20 2:21 2:22

[@patriciatoomingtheplantpar2558]

I'm not sure that's as good as you make it sound😂 I don't necessarily think dragging around our weakest links kicking and screaming to continue on breeding more weak IQ'd, smooth brained, mono thinking, dead weight is such a great idea! It's actually very taxing on a species, great for corporate they have plenty of emotionally dead minimum wage drones, but like all of the animal kingdom only the fittest survive, the better genes carry on making for a more robust species as a whole. We are our own worst enemies and we have lost the ability to critically think and problem solve as individuals! People today would starve and freeze to death if it weren't for someone to tell them purchase some heating oil and turn the heat on... But wait! First the pilot light🙄 No now we have people who eat tide pods and choke on cinnamon powder, think oiling teeth is a replacement for brushing and somehow think every meme they see is the truth... Sigh WE ARE NOT ANY BETTER FOR WHAT YOU BELIEVE, we are in fact getting DUMBER FOR IT

[@KingKsEDC]

Except humans do things far worse. Humans are disgusting.

[@williamstamper442]

Monkeys showing their teeth is Not a smile. It's called a fear grimace

[@SteveH-ob4dr]

Smiling in Most primates is a sign of fear showing they are scared.

[@SeattleRaindrop206]

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

[@mokarokas-1727]

@@thewinusa - You use several profiles to spam AI-generated text in bold, to get attention for your different channels. The comments on your (STOLEN) videos are mostly made by your profiles. Stop it.

[@AMSlifecountryside]

animal and wildlife@@thewinusa

[@kerryhughes5372]

😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢

[@79tazman]

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

[@CactusJack60]

💯💯 people get so butt hurt about these things when realistically in the wild they only have a 50% chance of living

[@clemflynn2604]

THAT IS EXACTLY CORRECT! And on top of all that, the Karen’s of this world convinced themselves that the troops and/or mothers NEVER abuse, or abandon (or even kill sometimes) the newborns or infants….,,, and of the most important fact, these animals are prolific breeders. They are not extinct. They’re not going extinct. And they rapidly rapidly breed. There’s not a thing wrong with a human being rescuing a baby that’s been abandoned and keeping it as a pet there are tons of them available to allow to starve or be eaten by predator instead to me is just barbaric

[@JeanneHarmon-u7v]

Yep only animals

[@citlallichristelljuarezgal9231]

​@@CactusJack60yep, its own mothers try them really hard because it works like that!

[@CogDisso]

They DO need to be held as babies though. The macaque has an instinctive desire to cling and "velcro" itself to its mother as a survival instinct. Drinking milk from its mother while clinging to her and gazing up at her is a big part of how the two bond with each other in the early days. We've known this since the Harry Harlow experiments in the 1960s that infant monkeys will prioritise a comforting mother substitute over one that provides food but no comfort. They're social, comfort-seeking animals and depriving them of tactile experience is bad for their mental health and drives them insane.

[@sheliabattle8145]

They are some monster looking old what is wrong with picture.

[@firstphotowork8419]

great film

[@pepamariajose9811]

Vídeo muy sesgado. Sin historia, no me convence 😱😱😱😱

[@miraggg]

omg their little hairstyles and bangs are too cute 😭😭😭

[@utegerstlauer2336]

An diesen widerlichen Scheusalen ist nichts cute!

[@phatato]

The origin of bullying in humans lol

[@SchmerzUndFeuer]

Except we didn't evolve from filthy primates

[@BrutalBeauty90]

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

[@TimAllan-cx7lf]

leo is a boy !

[@BelovedMonkey797]

Lovely monkey

[@gorapneelam2290]

Leader: sees the child 😶🤨😦😡😠 Poor child : don't know what to do and a Monkey from back tells the child 🙂☺🤨😐😥😯😬

[@hibascreations3777]

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

[@mokarokas-1727]

@@thewinusa - You use several profiles to spam AI-generated text in bold, to get attention for your different channels. The comments on your (STOLEN) videos are mostly made by your profiles. Stop it.

[@healthhacks5]

amazing

[@AlphaIndomEditsYT]

Planet dinosaur?

Sehr schön 🤠👍

[@therealshari1]

AFFEN

[@samuelkamochu6808]

That's what I had to live with when confronted by bullies. But a time came when I realised that all bullies were cowards and I put them in their rightful place.

[@mokarokas-1727]

@@thewinusa - You use several profiles to spam AI-generated text in bold, to get attention for your different channels. The comments on your (STOLEN) videos are mostly made by your profiles. Stop it.

[@asrieldreemurrthe1st]

For some reason I read that as “Baby Macaque Blows Up the World”

[@360Fov]

lmao

[@AmziAsher]

How did my Mom get on KZbin? Lol 😂❤

[@HiiiPowerChief]

0:29

[@Tgghput]

🤢

[@I_leave_mean_comments]

These type of essentially fake "nature" shows are horrible. Its a completely made up plot. They film lots of footage, and then slip in clips that fit the narrative. Its ridiculous and dishonest.

[@mokarokas-1727]

I will have to assume that the behavior is real and observed though, just not caught on BBC reel yet.