The only way to make Maku Babas perish is to slash in the same direction that the foe's mouth is open. As such, slicing the sword vertically while the Maku Baba has its mouth open horizontally will not be effective in the defeat of these creatures. They can also be defeated using bombs. Rolling, throwing, or placing a bomb close to a Maku Baba will tempt it to gobble it up, causing the bomb to explode inside the Maku Baba and thus killing it. Maku Babas drop Maku Nuts, Maku Seeds, and Maku Sticks, as useful items to be utilized by those that fell them.