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On a sunny afternoon in Cape Town's seaside village of Simon's Town, three young chacma baboons cause a commotion, clambering on roofs, jumping between buildings and swinging on the gutters. Enchanted ...

Johannesburg — It was a normal holiday morning. My family was getting up for the day and my husband had just left for a meeting. I was holding one of my children in my arms and another by the hand ...

Juvenile baboons frolick on a parked car in Da Gama Park. Opinions vary on how best to manage the growing population. Photograph: Tommy Trenchard/The Guardian Animal rights activists disagree with ...

Several people in Simon's Town, Cape Town, gathered to show support for the baboons in the area The protesters were against the decision to remove five troops of baboons and shared their thoughts on ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Instead, I turned and was shocked to see Split Lip, the alpha male baboon from the troop that was frequenting Misty Cliffs, a ...