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Rachel Hagan & Jamie Pyatt

Furious baboons hurl rocks at intruding hikers breaking three of their legs

Three hikers had their legs broken following an attack from angry baboons who rolled rocks over a cliff at them in South Africa.

The peeved primates became agitated when they saw the unusual sight of seven men abseiling down their territory in remote mountains.

The group had just reached a narrow ledge at a waterfall in the Banhoek Mountains near Stellenbosch when two of the hikers rappelled down further.

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