Monkeys threw stones at tourists and broke their legs (6 photos)
Three tourists in South Africa suffered leg fractures in attack angry baboons, who dropped a large boulder on them and threw small stones 
A group of seven hikers traveled to the remote Banuk Mountains in Western Cape. On the second day of the hike, travelers made a halt to have lunch, and noticed a flock of bear baboons on rock above them. The monkeys looked excited, they were clearly interested the people below. 
After admiring the animals, the tourists continued their descent slope of the mountain. Two of them decided to go down the rope to the waterfall. In that moment the primates pushed down a 60-kilogram boulder. The stone hit on the ledge on which the remaining five participants of the campaign stood. 
The boulder shattered into sharp fragments, which scattered and hit the tourists like shrapnel. As a result, three people received broken legs, another open wound. The fifth man's stone almost knocked off a ledge, but was saved by safety harnesses.
The effect of the fall of the boulder did not satisfy the monkeys, and they continued throwing stones at people. The expedition members had to seek shelter in the rocks. 
Tourists managed to call rescuers. hard hit evacuated by helicopter. All of them were hospitalized with fractures. legs. The remaining four members of the group descended from the cliff on one's own. 
It is not known if the animals deliberately dropped the stones, or if it happened by accident. One of the expedition members said that already in the third time passes this route, but for the first time I encountered baboons. More one traveler stated that the monkeys were unlikely to show aggression. He suggested that the animals accidentally threw stones down when they tried chase people. 
Bear baboons are the largest species of primates of the family monkeys. They live in southern Africa and lead a social lifestyle. These animals are omnivores. They prefer fruits, but sometimes they eat leaves, insects and small invertebrates.
