Mountain Mama
posted by Paul
Baboons are one of the most common animals to be seen among the mountains surrounding Cape Town. Kerry-Anne and I stopped on Du Toitskloof mountain pass to take a photo of this mom carrying her baby. Click on the photo for a clearer view. To get a closer shot would have entailed climbing out of the car, but with the rest of the troop in close proximity... I thought it not a good idea. However cute and human-like they may often seem it's wise to remain mindful that these beasts truly are beasts (and ones with huge fangs at that!).
3 Comments:
Its so wild. Hope they doesn't get hurt by urbanisation
These creatures are great if you don't get too close!!! I was attacked by a baboon in Kruger National Park once. My fault - I had the window down but after jumping on the bonnet, belting his reflection in the side mirror he then came around to my side of the car, leaned in and swiped at my face with his very large paw. I ended up on the driver's lap and managed to put the electric window up which frightened him away.
My small daughter was in the back seat and when we returned to Australia she would regale the story of ....when a monkey tried to eat Mummy!!!!
My Grandfather was also attacked by a chimpanzee that escaped from the circus, wandered into his yard, climbed in the firewood door, jumped on his back and wrestled him to the floor breaking his collar bone.
My husband as a child was chased and scratched by a baboon that escaped from his cage in a zoo.
I think our family must have some Primate Curse on them.
Not sure of the name of the place but was going for a trip to hermanus and you sort of go up into the mountains on the way from cape town and stopped in a car park where a troop came a long where they jumped into a car and nicked the food inside
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