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Chacma baboons from the Smitswinkel troop eat garbage left by a local boat club at the Miller's Point tidepools, Cape Peninsula, South Africa. Garbage is a major attraction for the baboons and causes many to be injured or killed by people as they come into towns.
A flooded creek rages through afro-montaine forest after a week of heavy rains, Wildcliff Nature Reserve, South Africa
Staff from the NGO Baboon Matters (www.baboonmatters.org.za) release an injured baboon from the Smitswinkel troop named "Finch," who was electrocuted on a power line, Cape Peninsula, South Africa
Housing developments on Cape Flats, near the Atlantic Ocean in Muizenberg, in former habitat for chacma baboons, Cape Peninsula, South Africa
Chacma baboons from the Slangkop troop on a mountain slope above the community of Ocean View, Cape Peninsula, South Africa
A female baboon from the Buffels Bay troop sits with her baby at Buffels Bay, Cape Peninsula, South Africa
Eric, the oldest and most famous of all chacma baboons on the Cape Peninsula (the grandfather alpha male of the Slangkop troop), in his natural habitat on a mountain above the town of Ocean View, Cape Peninsula, South Africa
South African coastline near the entrance to the Cape of Good Hope section of Table Mtn. National Park
An alpha male chacma baboons from the De Gama Park troop holds a baby in the Slangkop area of Table Mtn. National Park, Cape Peninsula, South Africa
Weathered shell of an angulate tortoise (Chersina angulata) and wildflower (sp.), on Platboom Beach, Cape Peninsula, South Africa
Chacma baboon from the Kanonkop Troop in natural fynbos ecosystem, Smitswinkel Flats, Cape Peninsula, South Africa
Chacma baboon from the Plateau Road troop is silhouetted while sitting on the fence that defines the boundary of the national park, Cape Peninsula, South Africa
Grey rhebok (Pelea capreolus), Olifantsbos Beach, Cape Peninsula, South Africa, one of the rarer antelope in the park. Unseen by most visitors.
An adult female baboon from the Kanonkop troop carrying her baby in Smitswinkel Flats, Cape Peninsula, South Africa
A family sits and watches baboons from the Buffels Bay troop at Buffels Bay, Cape Peninsula, South Africa
A chacma baboon from the Slangkop troop in the mountains above Ocean View, Cape Peninsula, South Africa
Chacma baboons from the Slangkop troop on a mountain slope above the community of Ocean View, Cape Peninsula, South Africa
A chacma baboon mother from the Kanonkop troop eating corm of (Watsonia tabularis)?, Smitswinkel Flats, Cape Peninsula, South Africa
A female chacma baboon (with baby) from the Smitswinkel troop walks through a garden at a beach house near Miller's Point, Cape Peninsula, South Africa
A baboon monitor from the NGO Baboon Matters stands watch above the town of Ocean View, Cape Peninsula, South Africa
An adult female baboon from the Kanonkop troop carrying her baby in Smitswinkel Flats, Cape Peninsula, South Africa
New housing development near Nordhoek, Southern Cape Peninsula, South Africa, in the middle of chacma baboon habitat. The baboons are critically endangered, in part because of habitat loss.
Chacma baboons from the Slangkop troop on a mountain slope above the community of Ocean View, Cape Peninsula, South Africa
A chacma baboon mother from the Kanonkop troop eating corm of (Wachendorfia sp.), most probably (W. paniculata), Smitswinkel Flats, Cape Peninsula, South Africa
A baby chacma baboon from the Smitswinkel troop rides on its mother's back, near Gumshoes, Cape Peninsula, South Africa
Chacma baboons from the Smitswinkel troop eat food they raided from a tourist's car, near Castle Rock Sanctuary, Cape Peninsula, South Africa
New housing development near Nordhoek, Southern Cape Peninsula, South Africa, in the middle of chacma baboon habitat. The baboons are critically endangered, in part because of habitat loss.
Alpha male baboon from the Smitswinkel troop walks along the M4 road near Miller's Point, bloodied from a fight with another baboon, Cape Peninsula, South Africa
A chacma baboon from the Plateau Road troop plays on an electrical power line, a major source of injures to the baboons, Cape Peninsula, South Africa
Chacma baboon from the Kanonkop Troop in natural fynbos ecosystem, Smitswinkel Flats, Cape Peninsula, South Africa
Chacma baboons from the Buffels Bay troop share a sweet moment, Buffelsfontein visitor's center, Cape Peninsula, South Africa
Chacma baboons from the Buffels Bay troop playing on a truck, Buffels Bay, Cape Peninsula, South Africa
The alpha male baboon of the Buffels Bay troop rests with a juvenile baboon on the beach at Buffels Bay, Cape Peninsula, South Africa.
Chacma baboon from the Plateau Road troop with a lame foot and a missing tail due to being attacked by a person, Cape Peninsula, South Africa
Chacma baboons from the Smitswinkel troop eat shellfish along the coast near Miller's Point. Cape Baboons are the only baboons that eat marine creatures. Cape Peninsula, South Africa
An adult female baboon from the Kanonkop troop carrying her baby in Smitswinkel Flats, Cape Peninsula, South Africa
A chacma baboon mother from the Kanonkop troop eating corm of (Watsonia tabularis)?, Smitswinkel Flats, Cape Peninsula, South Africa
Female chacma baboon from the Smitswinkel troop burdened by a heavy outdated, gps collar used by researchers, Cape Peninsula, South Africa
A baby chacma baboon climbs behind a sour fig plant (Carpobrotus edulis), one of the baboons' favorite foods, Smitswinkel Flats, Cape Peninsula, South Africa
Wild Ostrich (Struthio camelus) and the world's largest antelope - Eland - (Taurotragus Oryx), Smitswinkel Flats, Cape Peninsula, South Africa
George, the alpha male chacma baboon from the De Gama Park troop, with a baby from the troop, in the Slangkop area of Table Mtn. National Park, Cape Peninsula, South Africa
Chacma baboons from the Slangkop troop on a mountain slope above the community of Ocean View, Cape Peninsula, South Africa