On a sunny afternoon in Cape Town's seaside village of Simon's Town, three young chacma baboons cause a commotion, clambering on roofs, jumping between buildings and swinging on the gutters. Enchanted ...

Baboons on South Africa’s Cape Peninsula are attracted to residential areas by the ready availability of food waste and fruit trees. The extirpation of the primates’ natural predators and steady ...

Juvenile baboons frolick on a parked car in Da Gama Park. Opinions vary on how best to manage the growing population. Photograph: Tommy Trenchard/The Guardian Animal rights activists disagree with ...

In my book Beast or Blessing I examined the history of baboons and established that baboons have been around for many thousands of years, and certainly living on the Cape Peninsula before the arrival ...

The proposed removal of five groups of baboons from the Cape Peninsula has been met with mixed emotions and opinions. Some are celebrating an end to the decision paralysis of the conservation ...

Baboons seeking snacks are breaking into tourists' cars in South Africa, and authorities have threatened to fine visitors who give them food and encourage their aggressive pursuit of bananas and ...

Baboons, it seems, prefer pinot noir. They also like a nice chardonnay. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. Largely undeterred by ...

An action plan to minimise the amount of time baboons spend in human-dominated environments and prevent further habituation has been agreed to by authorities in the Western Cape. Under the tough new ...

Southern Africans have a love-hate relationship with chacma baboons. They have an unmistakable presence on the landscape, but their reputation as notorious troublemakers makes them unpopular. Lethal ...

Enchanted tourists stop to photograph the troop crossing the road. Locals are less impressed: it’s a daily scene in the charming village nestled between the Atlantic Ocean and Table Mountain National ...