
As fantastic as the penguins were, seeing a man get chased by a baboon was possibly better. See baboons are like the seagulls of SA…except there are seagulls here, too. But what I mean is that if they see food, they’re going for it. So, this one baboon was chilling on the roof of a car and a man walks past thinking to himself, “Neat! Wildlife!” because most tourists think in one word sentences (I say that as if I’m not one, but I was guilty of holding a camera myself). Unfortunately, for the man he was holding a delicious looking empty pop bottle, which the baboon went straight for. This caused the man great distress and he proceeded to run around with his pelvis out to ensure it remained as far from the baboon as flexibility permitted. Needless to say I was extra stealthy getting into the car with my full water bottle as there was a baboon sitting on the car next to ours.

In other news, I’m getting an office mate today. I’m so excited, I love potential new friends!
In Bombay, crows are the undisputed seagulls, but goats do passable impressions too.
ReplyDeleteI sympathise with the harassed gentleman entirely. I was once chased by a horny, as it were, ram.
hehe horny ram :)
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