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Chacma baboons from the Smitswinkel troop eat food they raided from a tourist's car, near Castle Rock Sanctuary, Cape Peninsula, South Africa
Chacma baboons from the Kanonkop troop foraging in fynbos, Smitswinkel Flats, Cape Peninsula, South Africa
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
Chacma baboons from the De Gama Park troop in the Slangkop area of Table Mtn. National Park, Cape Peninsula, South Africa
Alpha male chacma baboon from the Plateau Road troop rests in the road, with a superficial face wound from a fight with another male, Cape Peninsula, South Africa
Baboons from the Plateau Road troop in beautiful fynbos vegetation in Smitswinkel Flats, Cape Peninsula, South Africa
A chacma baboon from the Kanonkop troop sits pensively on a rock in fynbos, Smitswinkel Flats, 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 baboon from the Buffels Bay troop relaxes along the beach at Buffels Bay, Cape Peninsula, South Africa.
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
Female chacma baboon from the Plateau Road troop presents herself (for mating) to the alpha male, Cape Peninsula, South Africa
Chacma baboon from the Kanonkop troop playing with an aluminum can, Smitswinkel Flats, Cape Peninsula, South Africa
Spectacular view looking North towards Simon's Town from Rooikrans, Cape Peninsula, South Africa, an emblematic image of the Peninsula
Sparky, a juvenile female baboon from the Groot Olifantsbos (Scarborough) troop with a missing leg from being electrocuted, on the road at Olifantsbos, 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
A juvenile chacma baboon from the Smitswinkel Troop whose arm and leg were seared off after being electrocuted on a power line. Photographed at Miller's Point, the baboon died in the wild shortly after this photo was taken. Cape Peninsula, South Africa
Chacma baboons from the Plateau Road troop sit unconcerned on the road as a Mercedes driver almost runs them over in an attempt to get them to move, Plateau Road, Cape Peninsula, South Africa
Looking east along the spine of the Langeberg Mountain Range, from the Wildcliff Nature Reserve, South Africa
Abalone (Haliotis midae) on the beach at Gifkommetjie, Cape Peninsula, South Africa. Abalone poaching is a huge problem near Cape Point.
Baboons from the Smitswinkel troop sit on the M4 road near Miller's Point, Cape Peninsula, South Africa
Chacma baboon female from the Smitswinkel troop is groomed by her child while wearing a bulky, outdated GPS collar, on the M4 near Gumshoes, Cape Peninsula, South Africa
A chacma baboon from the Smitswinkel troop falls off the roof of a ticket booth at the Miller's Point parking lot, Cape Peninsula, South Africa
Alpha male baboon from the Smitswinkel troop climbs a fence next to a sign for the Miller's Point recreation area, Cape Peninsula, South Africa
Two juvenile chacma baboons from the Plateau Road troop play in a tree, with one apparently helping keep the other from falling, Cape Peninsula, South Africa
Chacma baboons from the Buffels Bay troop pull garbage from a supposedly baboon-proof trash can, Buffels Bay, Cape Peninsula, South Africa
Chacma baboons from the Buffels Bay troop pull garbage from a supposedly baboon-proof trash can, Buffels Bay, Cape Peninsula, South Africa
A chacma baboon from the Klein Olifantsbos troop scales rocks near the beach at Olifantsbos, Cape Peninsula, South Africa
Members of the Groot Olifantsbos (Scarborough) troop wait out a rain on the beach at Olifantsbos, Cape Peninsula, South Africa
A flooded creek rages through afro-montaine forest after a week of heavy rains, Wildcliff Nature Reserve, South Africa
Mother and baby chacma baboons from the Slangkop troop in late light on a mountain above the community of Masiphumelele, Cape Peninsula, South Africa
Chacma baboons from the Buffels Bay troop eat flowers from a protea plant (sp.), near Buffels Bay, Cape Peninsula, South Africa
Chacma baboon from the Plateau Road troop sitting on the fence that marks the boundary of the national park, along Plateau Road, Cape Peninsula, South Africa
Late light on fynbos vegetation in the "Hidden Valley," a remote section of the Langeberg Mountains in the Wildcliff Nature Reserve, South Africa
Two baboons from the Cape Point troop groom each other atop a rock bench on the trail at Cape Point, ocean in the background, Cape Peninsula, South Africa.
A baby baboons from the Plateau Road troop foraging in fynbos vegetation in Smitswinkel Flats, Cape Peninsula, South Africa
A baby baboon from the Plateau Road troop is silhouetted while playing in a tree near the fence marking the edge of Table Mtn. National Park, Cape Peninsula, South Africa
Portrait of a baby chacma baboon from the Kanonkop troop, Smitswinkel Flats, Cape Peninsula, South Africa
An alpha male chacma baboon sits lovingly with one of its babies, Smitswinkel Flats, Cape Peninsula, South Africa
Greater flamingos (Phoenicopterus roseus) kicking up mud as they run to take off, Strandfontein, South Africa
Female chacma baboon from the Smitswinkel troop with a huge tumor on her abdomen, near Miller's Point, Cape Peninsula, South Africa
Members of the Groot Olifantsbos (Scarborough) troop wait out a rain on the beach at Olifantsbos, Cape Peninsula, South Africa
A chacma baboon from the Plateau Road troop plays with a plant in a tree, Cape Peninsula, South Africa
Chacma baboons from the De Gama Park troop forage in the Slangkop area of Table Mtn. National Park, Cape Peninsula, South Africa
The alpha male chacma baboon from the Buffels Bay troop (named Elvis) wakes up for the day in a Monterey Cypress tree at the Buffelsfontein Visitor's Center, Buffels Bay, Cape Peninsula, South Africa
A chacma baboon from the Plateau Road troop eats a pine cone (sp.), Cape Peninsula, South Africa. Cones from the invasive pine trees along Plateau road are a major food source for this troop.
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
Cape Cormorants (Phalacrocorax capensis) fly over the Atlantic at sunset, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
Chacma baboons eat fruit from a fruit tree near Simon's Town, South Africa. Fruit trees are a major draw, attracting baboons to towns, which results in the baboons being injured and killed by people when problems arise. Many residents scoff at the idea of not planting more fruit trees.
Unsecured garbage cans in Simon's Town, South Africa. Residents complain when local baboons come into the town, but do not do their share to control the things that attract them.