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Look! Baboons photographed foraging in the sea at Rooiels

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Did you know that the Cape's baboons forage food from the sea? Local photographer Benjamin Pearce captured some stunning shots of a troop in action. Take a look:

The long and high mountain ridge that defines and edges the present city used to be a good place for them,” reportsBut over the last century or so, the increasing presence of humans in the city has forced these incredible mammals to adapt, largely due to a loss of habitat. AThe dominant vegetation type on the Cape Peninsula is an oligotrophic shrub land that supports low numbers of medium-sized and large terrestrial mammals.

Baboons are wild animals and should not be disturbed. Photograph from a safe distance. Do not feed or antagonise them.

 

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