Instead, I turned and was shocked to see Split Lip, the alpha male baboon from the troop that was frequenting Misty Cliffs, a small beachside town on South Africa's far southern Atlantic coast, just ...
Baboons in trouble - again. The inadequacy of animal protection laws when it comes to wild animals who create a nuisance to farmers ...
“A little wine with my dinner, so I’m the Grape Ape!” from the Beastie Boys’ hit rap song “Flute Loop.” The baboon is not exactly an ape. It is technically an “Old World” monkey with a tail and a ...
The case of the 39 Stormberg baboons – whose fate rests on permits lapsing, jurisdictional buck‑passing and the suggestion that ‘killing is the cost‑effective route’ – is a clarion call for reform, ...
Planning a big trip often requires flexibility. In some cases, it may also require mentally preparing for a baboon attack. While monkeys may be cute, they ...
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Conservationist Rita Miljo, who cared for and reintroduced packs of baboons back into the wilds of South Africa, died in a fire that destroyed much of the headquarters of the ...
In one of the most widely read posts on the Animals and Us blog (here), I discussed whether a troop of hamadryas baboons living in a garbage dump at Taif, Saudi Arabia kidnap puppies and raise them as ...
This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Kataza ...
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 ...