Surprising visitors in the mountains.

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We stopped at a lookout spot at the top of a mountain this morning.
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The twins were playing see no evil, hear no evil.
Note, this was in the wild and not in some zoo.
Those Hive members that also have twins and I am reminded here of an Austrian mountain goat @johannpiber, Mother nature shows us here that she also loves twins.

This is Africa and here I will show you some Cape Baboons that also decided to visit the same look out spot.

They are Chacma baboons, also known as Cape baboons (Papio ursinus).

We were on out way back over a mountain pass from a meeting and as we stopped here, some unexpected visitors arrived to give us a show.
Come and be amazed as you look at this.

Look how she popped up to spoil my view of the ocean.
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The little girl climbed up onto her mother's lap.
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Tenderly she touched her mother's face and asked. "Mommy, do you love me more than my brother"
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So the mom embraced her and shame, the little guy walked away.
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But love soon returned and the twins were playing a game.
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Such cute little things and it was joy to watch them.
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The father sat aside as the leader and I knew that he was watching me.
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Then he let out a call that echoed in the mountain valleys.
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Oops, he was coming straight to where I sat in the driver's seat of our car.
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Hair up and aggressive, so I started the car and we got out of there.
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Baboon males are at their most dangerous when their little ones are around and it is a great mistake to tangle with an African Baboon.
That guy can bite one's arm off.
Should he land on the car the radio antenna and the window wipers will be ripped off and he might even remove the mirrors on the doors.
When he gets inside a car through a window it could get to be a nightmare inside.

Here's an idea of a Baboons teeth.
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So yes, were were thankful that I could get the photos and I took a few more that I will show on another day.

If you want more information on the Cape Baboons, visit this site,
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chacma_baboon

And That's All Friends!

Photos by Zac Smith-All Rights Reserved.

Camera: Canon Powershot SX60HS Bridge camera.

We hope that you have enjoyed the story and the pictures.

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Now he wants to complain about the voice to butthole terrorism? @fyrstikken please allow us to join forces and offer our power to yours to supercharge the effects of this technology.

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Respect everything around, these baboons know how to look after themselves, clever enough to take whatever they want.

Good word of warning Stephen, don't blame you for remaining in the car then beating it down the mountain when approached.

Have a glorious day, seeing the animals made mine, had to smile and think about how many times we run into these guys....

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What cute, first time I see monkeys with twins. It is a privilege to have them so close. Thanks @papilloncharity for sharing

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Thank you and I am glad that I could show them to you.
We all learn a lot of new things on Hive.

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Sir, I got chills when that dude growled. How amazing that must've been. One of the most intense sounds I've ever heard was the roar of a bengaled tiger. They said neighbors as far as 1 mile away have called cops before on the sanctuary because of the roar of that tiger.

I've been taught to respect a baboons distance and hear they're aggressive. Great photos. Thank you.

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Hahaha, then maybe you must Google a video of a Lion's roar my friend. A most fearsome sound I can assure you.
A charging African elephant's trumpet will also send chills down your spine.

Baboons can certainly be a big problem, but they are peaceful as long as they are left alone.

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Touché and I won't disagree. The same sanctuary had a lion and a lioness on premises and they were intense. In fact I was most impressed by the agility of the lion than anything else that day. 400 + point cat leaping effortlessly 20 and 30 foot distances like a feather.

But the roar of that tiger. Oh man that thing was special. Neighbors didn't call cops on the roar of the lions, leopards, cheetahs, even the babboons but I'll never forget that tiger. Spooky.

And you know what else? We never got see it, the thing stayed hidden in the dark, wouldn't come out of its hideout and only roared when the keeper approached.

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Oh yeah, it's always worse when one can hear the teriffying roar and the source is hidden from view.
Nightmare stuff my friend.

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Hey @papilloncharity

Such lovely photos, I really enjoyed seeing the ones of the interaction between the mom and babies, they show a lot of maternal care.

The males though? Hmmm I'm not a fan. The baboon's teeth are longer than those of a Leopard and can bite through the skull of a person without resistance. They are wild animals after all, so I agree with your comment about rather just getting out of there if they start showing signs of you being unwelcome.

Great photos, I'm glad you were able to get so much of the dynamics between them in your shots.

Have a great day.

Andy

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Thank you and we certainly had a wonderful surprised when they popped up so unexpected.
The moms will die to save their babies and it was a real lesson of a mothers love.

Hahaha, yes, those males are ones that one should never try to play games with, as they can get extremely angry and vicious. Best is to stay far away from them.
I have had some experiences with them before and they are very sensitive when there are babies around.

Not a good time to try and act brave in front of them.

Here is some !PIZZA for you Andy and I am Zac.

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Hi Zac, nice to get your name. I totally agree with you, these animals get quite a bad reputation for raiding houses and mugging foreigners, but you captured a really soft side in those pics with the mom and babies which I don't think people see very often.

Have a lovely day and thank you for the pizza!

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Hi Andy, I know their bad side very well, but yes, I prefer to show the warm family side in order to get people to understand them better.
There are so many over here that hate the baboons because of the damages to their houses, but the baboons were there first and now they must endure getting mistreated and even killed as invaders.
Such is life.

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But I don't know baboons also care for their babies, I am just getting to know now. Can the male baboon be so violent to the extent of cutting an arm off?

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All animals care for their babies and yes an male baboon an cause serious damages to a human being.

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The babies are so cute and I like the adult baboons too, but only from the front 😂
Amazing photos, Zac, you've been on the right place at the right time again 👍


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Good early evening Hannes,

I almost gave the twin babies the names of your twins, but I thought not to, as they might think that I have compared them to apes 🤣

Mother naure certainly surprised us with this visit and Marian was very nervous when she saw the first one coming 🤣 That was the same one that popped up onto the low wall to spoil my landscape photo.

Cheers and thanks.

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Good evening Zac,

my daughter has just come home and I showed her the twins. She loves your idea 😃

I have read stories about the baboons and so I would also have been nervous like Marian, but I believe that these baboons must be used of people.


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Hi Hannes, I greeted earlier,

I like your daughter, but I told you that before. Like a father of course and she is smart and cute.
Takes after her mother of course 😜

Nope, not when they have babies my friend.
The problem is not the females, as they are opportunists and have babies to feed, but the real problem is that jealous male. Normally he sits high up in the rocks as a look out and when he barks up there everyone below goes into hiding.

But then he comes down when there are people around and one has to keep an eye on him all of the time, as he can suddenly attack.
Marian was oohing and aahing and would dearly have loved to stroke one of those babies, but not for a million bucks would I get out of the car 🤣
Not scared of course, just careful 🤣🤣🤣

Cheers and thanks.

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Haha, well said, my friend, and I can't even argue about it 🤣

You just need to see the teeth they have and everybody knows about their power. I wouldn't get out of the car neither. Somethimes it's good to be scared careful 😉


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Hahaha, thank you.

Oh yes, those teeth will scare anyone my friend. I read a book once, or maybe saw a movie, about a plane that landed in the desert. There was a cave that the pilot moved into and one watering hole that he and a baboon had some arguments. Then one day the baboon attacked him and it bit his arm off. But before the pilot died he used his severed arm to beat the baboon to death.

Those things stay in my mind when we occasionaly run into a baboon family.

Cheers and thanks.

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Oh yes, I believe you that such images will stay in your mind. I have seen the movie Jaws when I was young. What do you think comes into my mind when I go swiming somewhere where I can't see the ground 🦈🤣


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Hahaha, I would love to see the day when a small fish or something else touches you while you swim Hannes.
Newspaper headlines: "Man jumps up while swimming and runs on water" 🤣🤣🤣

Gail, our trauma trainer had bad luck about two months ago. Marian just reminded me.
She was walking in the shallow water and tramped on a stingray. The ray cut her leg open and her doctors struggled for a long time to get the poison out.
She will only be back on Wednesday this week to continue with the "Fresh Start" trauma healing classes.

So, we all have our personal fears and many times the fears are in fact a waste of time.
At other times though fears can also work out in other ways, such as you might be scared of Jaws, but then when you are swimming a Giant Octopus might grab you to share a meal with his family 🤣
Such is life 😉

Cheers and thanks.

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Oh no, I only need to think of a shark and run or better said swim as fast as I can to get away. That works even here in our lakes 🤣

I have heard that stingrays are nice to humans, but if someone would step on me I would defend myself too. Hopefully she will recover completely and take care in future.

Shark or Octopus - I am scared anyway, the movie Jaws was only the starter for my fear, but I watched all parts of the movie 😁


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Hahaha, don't blame you and here swimming in the sea at the deep side one has to be careful.
I can mentally see you running on the water 🤣🤣🤣

We are seeing her tomorrow as I have to open the start of the course.

Oh I liked the tense music in the movie and we laughed when a guy two seats to the right in the movie house threw his cucket of popcorn onto the people sitting behind him when Jaws suddenly appeared.

Cheers and thanks.

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I loved the movie too, but something stayed in my mind that will never leave it 😂


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Hahaha, long teeth in your mind methinks 🤣 👉👍👈

Cheers and thanks.

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Impressive what you saw. Nature looks amazing, as do the wild animals and beasts. They probably felt threatened and that's why the male was alerted. Thank God you got out of that place. Best regards.

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Oh yes, I know their habits and like I said, only a fool will tangle with an angry male baboon.
So when that male started to get agitated I just knew that he had enough of us staring at his family.
Best thing to do was to get out of there.

!PIZZA

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These are incredible shots, absolutely stunning.
Good you were not too close to the angry father.

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Hello @papilloncharity,
Oh My! This is so beautiful. What a wonderful experience it must have been😍
There's nothing nicer than seeing animals in their element in the wild.
They look so healthy.
This is so amazing, and great photos too:)
Thanks for sharing this!

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Thank you and yes it was indeed a great experience to see the love that the mother displayed.
There are warning signs all over and when they are around it's best not to get out of a car.
But a beautiful show nonethless.
Always a pleasure to share.

!PIZZA

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I'm not surprised to hear about the display of love. It's amazing to watch animals in the wild. I have a great fascination for lions, but it's my first seeing Cape Baboons like this.
Truly awesome 😍

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Woohoo... I’ve been a fan of you!! I love to watch everywhere in nature. Yes, you are correct friend, the cute babies are talking with their mom. Superb... I also have got a lot of pictures of nature from my poor mobile phone.😅Anyway again, nice work friend.@papilloncharity

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Thank you and I also started with a very bad camera, but over time I saved up to buy a better camera.
Glad that you appreciated the post and the story.

!PIZZA

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