Seems the hikers in South Africa are being hassled by baboons with a taste for human food.

After the baboons had rummaged through their bags at leisure, the hikers carried on, but 45 minutes later were faced by another troop.

“A few minutes later a large male baboon with a deep gash in his left shoulder and fresh scars on his face, appeared above us,” Clayden said.

“He calmly walked right up to Janine (Nelson) and took her pack off her back. I could not believe this was happening and was blown away by the show of bravado.

“After finding nothing worth eating, he calmly walked over to me and took my pack.”

The men in the party launched a “barrage of stones” that left the adult baboons unfazed. Too afraid to carry on, the group turned back.

Well, at least they don’t weigh 600 pounds and have claws that can remove your scalp in one swipe.