*Yes, OF COURSE they are doing it on purpose. Yes, OF COURSE they are having fun. No, they are not jumping, they are hanging from the branch and then letting go. No, the title is not misleading; if you came here to see baby animals getting hurt, you are a very sick person!!*
These rescued baby baboons love to play, and one of their favorite games is to hang from this branch for as long as they can, and falling and running back up to do it again! Baboons are hilarious!
The Chacma Baboon (Papio ursinus), is one of the five species of baboons, along with the Yellow baboon (Papio cynocephalus), the Olive baboon (Papio anubis), the Guinea baboon (Papio papio), and the Hamadryas baboon (Papio hamadryas). With the exception of the Hamadryas Baboon, which also occurs in the southwestern tip of the Arabian Peninsula, they are all native to the African continent. The Chacma Baboon occurs all over southern Africa, up to the Zambezi valley, Caprivi, and southern Angola.
Two subspecies of Chac