Chacma baboons (Papio ursinus) are proper locals, native to southern Africa and a familiar sight on the Cape Peninsula, where they regularly cross paths (and sometimes weapons) with humans, notes The ...

The recent wildfires in Cape Town ravaged parts of the Cape Peninsula, destroying crucial baboon habitats and forcing troops ...

“To Jaco, thank you for being so committed to helping the baboons every single night. They are grateful as are the people who ...

A video has surfaced showing a road patrol attendant guiding a pair of baboons safely across Simon's Town's main road.

Jack was also a chacma baboon. He was cared for by railway signalman James Wide, and Jack in turn took care of James. Wide had lost both his legs in a fall between moving rail cars. He trained ...

Encounters between baboons and people are common in parts of South Africa. WhatsApp groups often share stories of baboons raiding a kitchen and stealing all the food. And stories appear in the ...

A video uploaded by a social media user with the handle @ciarabarry10 is making rounds on the internet and shows a troop of baboons exploring someone's property in Cape Town. In the footage, two of ...

With this modification, James was again employed by the railway company as a signalman. The story could have ended there, but one Saturday morning while visiting a market, he noticed an ox wagon being ...

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Encounters between baboons and people are common in parts of South Africa. WhatsApp groups often share stories of baboons raiding a kitchen and stealing all the food. And stories appear in the ...