in addition to that listed by friedmann (1955:41-47), the only recent record is of a greater honeyguide giving its guiding call to baboons at wankie game reserve, zimbabwe (c. j. vernon, pers. comm.). however, vernon did not see a positive response by the baboons to the honeyguide. no additional records of honeyguides and ratels have been reported since friedmann (1955) and the first-hand accounts given in his review in support of this association are all of incomplete guiding sequences. no biologist has ever reported this association.