South Africa
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Bontebok (Damaliscus dorcas dorcas) with the Atlantic Ocean behind, Olifantsbos, Cape Peninsula, South Africa
A boy riding his bicycle talks to Norwegian Twins who are raising money for college by entertaining tourists with song and dance, Cape Town, South Africa
The alpha male baboon of the Buffels Bay troop eats garbage left behind by picnicers 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
Chacma baboon statue in Simon's Town, center of the conflict between people and baboons on the 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
An alpha male chacma baboon from the Smitswinkel troop interacts with motorists along the M4 near Miller's Point, Cape Peninsula, South Africa
A chacma baboon from the Kanonkop troop foraging in fynbos, Smitswinkel Flats, 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.
(Note the missing hand) 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
A baby baboons from the Plateau Road troop foraging in fynbos vegetation in Smitswinkel Flats, Cape Peninsula, South Africa
Chacma baboons from the Smitswinkel troop on the M4 near Simon's Town, Cape Peninsula, South Africa. Many baboons are killed each year by speeding cars and trucks.
The alpha male chacma baboon from the Buffels Bay troop (named Elvis) walks on the beach at Buffels Bay, Cape Peninsula, South Africa
Alpha male chacma baboon from the Smitswinkel troop, with the Atlantic Ocean in the background, near Miller's Point, Cape Peninsula, South Africa
A baby baboon from the Kanonkop troop reaches for a flower in Smitswinkel Flats, Cape Peninsula, South Africa
A juvenile baboon from the Plateau Road troop eating Fire Heath, (Erica cerinthoides) in Smitswinkel Flats, Cape Peninsula, South Africa
Chacma baboon from the Buffels Bay troop plays on a car. The baboons frequently make off with wiper blades. 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 baboons from the Buffels Bay troop climb on a wall at the Buffels Bay visitor's center, Cape Peninsula, South Africa
A flooded creek rages through afro-montaine forest after a week of heavy rains, Wildcliff Nature Reserve, South Africa
Eggs of the African black oystercatcher (Haematopus moquini), a red-listed endangered species, with only 5,000 birds in the world, Gifkommetjie, 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
A baboon from the Buffels Bay troop walks up to a picnic being held along the beach at Buffels Bay, Cape Peninsula, South Africa.
Eggs of the African black oystercatcher (Haematopus moquini), a red-listed endangered species, with only 5,000 birds in the world, Gifkommetjie, Cape Peninsula, South Africa
A baboon from the Buffels Bay troop eating Kreupelhout, (Leucospermum conocarpodendron ssp. viride) at Buffels Bay, Cape Peninsula, South Africa
Simon's Town, South Africa, a flashpoint for conflicts between humans and chacma baboons on the Cape Peninsula of South Africa
A female baboon from the Plateau Road eats an unidentified red fruit in Smitswinkel Flats, 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
Chacma baboons from the Smitswinkel troop groom the alpha male, near Gumshoes, Cape Peninsula, South Africa
The alpha male baboon of the Buffels Bay troop eats garbage left behind by picnicers at Buffels Bay, Cape Peninsula, South Africa.
Two juvenile chacma baboons from the Buffels Bay troop playfight on the beach at Buffels Bay, Cape Peninsula, South Africa
Two chacma baboons have a real fight, in the natrual fynbos ecosystem of Smitswinkel Flats, Cape Peninsula, South Africa
Chacma baboon from the Buffels Bay troop sits near the De Gama Cross, Buffels Bay, 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
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