Posted in Simon's Town on Nov 25th, 2009
Your car or fruit. Yesterday the baboon Fred enjoyed someone’s fruit at Cape Point Nature Reserve. Prospective 2010 Soccer visitors may be worried about crime, but they have a better luck being robbed by these real baboons. Photo: AP Story published in Die Burger. Posted via email from Simon’s Town @ Cape Town Tags: Baboons
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Posted in Simon's Town on Jul 9th, 2009
The animals we got closest to (other than the Cheetahs and a playful lion cub), were the Baboons at the Cape. The buggers had the restaurant staked out and while I was there daringly stole the lunch from anyone that turned their back for a second. We were even warned that the thieving bastards would [...]
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Posted in Simon's Town on Jul 9th, 2009
The Cape of Good Hope is an easy day trip from Cape Town. On the way in Simon's Town, you can stop to see the colony of penguins. Baboons are also common at Cape Point. At the restaurant at Cape Point itself, the question isn't smoking or non-smoking, it's baboon or no baboon! They warn [...]
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