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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 juvenile chacma baboon from the Kanonkop troop eating old Sugarbush (Protea repens) flowerhead, , South Africa
Elvis, the alpha male of the Buffels Bay troop, in a Cypress tree at Buffels Bay, Cape Peninsula, South Africa
Members of the Groot Olifantsbos (Scarborough) troop wait out a rain on the beach at Olifantsbos, Cape Peninsula, South Africa
Native fynbos vegetation, hallmark of the Cape Floral Kingdom, the smallest and richest of the Earth's floral kingdoms, Buffels Bay, Cape Peninsula, South Africa
A female baboon from the Smitswinkel troop climbs a chain-link fence at Miller's Point with her baby on her back, 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
A chacma baboon from the De Gama Park troop gestures expressively, in the Slangkop area of Table Mtn. National Park, 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 favored food source for this troop.
Chacma baboons from the Buffels Bay troop lick the ashes from a recently extinguished barbecue pit, Buffels Bay, Cape Peninsula, South Africa
Alpha male chacma baboon from the Buffels Bay troop being groomed by a female at sunrise, Buffels Bay, Cape Peninsula, South Africa
A Baboon Matters staffers checks on chacma baboons from the Slangkop troop in the mountains above Ocean View, Cape Peninsula, South Africa
Baby baboon from the Plateau Road troop sits in its mother's arms while playing with a leaf, Cape Peninsula, South Africa
A chacma baboon from the Slangkop troop in the mountains above Ocean View, Cape Peninsula, South Africa