The Cape of Good Hope SPCA has condemned some Kommetjie community members for an attack on a local baboon troop on the evening of Sunday, 4 August 2024.
The primate was ready to party, boldly taking its share of food and munching as it went along from person to person, table to table.
Anti-crime activist Yusuf Abramjee posted the video initially, joking that crime is really getting out of hand in South Africa.
Expect there to be an increase in the number of baboons spotted in the ‘burbs once the City of Cape Town abandons its urban baboon management programme.
During a trip to the Mother City, Logan crossed paths with some baboons who were keen to check out his belongings while he watched on in horror.
The saga of Kataza, a baboon separated from his troop in Kommetjie and relocated to Tokai, continues to see a war of words between activists and officials.
Sightings of the baboon in both Tokai and Constantia indicated that he was “visibly and obviously very stressed and anxious and hungry”.
Kataza and his troop were commonly seen in and around Kommetjie, although he vanished last Tuesday, and has now reappeared in the Southern Suburbs.
A mother baboon and her baby were euthanised on Friday, and some Kommetjie residents are unhappy about the decision-making process.
In a rare example of inter-species affection, this baboon in the Kruger Park was seen nurturing the young predator cub.
It has been revealed that two of Constantia’s most prominent wine farms have acquired hunting permits for baboons, and the outrage has been swift.
You might not be a huge fan of the hadeda and their call, but for most of us the Egyptian Geese is an ever bigger nuisance. This baboon turns the tables.
If you have ever wanted to see how a baboon reacts to slight-of-the-hand magic tricks then watch this.
People cannot handle the natural threat that baboon pose to them and have been attempting to kill them when they get too close.
Our local wildlife can be very… independent minded. A giraffe and a baboon have made separate headlines today for their remarkably free-thinking behaviour.