One has the sense that Dude taunts a lot of people who he thinks won't face kick him. He miscalculated this time.
Originally shared by +Boing Boing:
Gentleman flips off monkey. Monkey returns insult with a face kick. http://boingboing.net/2015/04/29/gentleman-flips-off-monkey-mo.html
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What's the point of flipping off a monkey? Is that the only way he can feel superior to it?
I think that's a baboon. I think I remember being told that baboons are more aggressive than most monkeys. What I think is interesting is that the animal recognized the aggression and responded in kind so quickly. I think that's an indicator of the cognitive prowess of the animal which most people might underestimate.
+Scott Randel Thus my thought that this is a guy who has a bully streak running through him. Making this nicely karmic.
+David Newman It looks baboonish, yes.
Of course, as a fellow primate, it may be behavior that doesn't need a lot of cognition to recognize.
I thought I saw a tail. Hard to be sure.
It was more likely to be the eye contact and what looked like a verbal challenge.