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hard to stalk. The troop has a sentinel
who stands on the alert while the others
are searching for food or resting.
When pursued they let out throaty
grunts and roars. A full grown
male makes a loud wahoo sound.
They jump and bound along over the
rocks with amazing speed. Its
difficult to shoot one while they move
thus as they do not run in a straight
line but bound up and down and
to both sides in a rolling motion.
The leader of the troop barks
orders to the others. If any member is
in trouble, the old leader will come to
his assistance. Usually all the elders
of a troop will come to the assistance
of any member in trouble.
They love to sit on ledges to sun
themselves. I've watched a whole troop
on a ledge watch me swimming. They
were very human like in some of their actions.
Young ones scampered and played about.
Some sat with their arms about each other.
Their food, spammed from dung, is
mainly composed of insects, Aporions,
leaves, and vegetable matter. They
have certain places where they collect and
deposit their dung. They favor caves,
ledges, and cliffs overlooking streams
or waterholes.