Baboons were quite predominant in our travels and when they sounded an alert, we scanned for signs of predators. The dominant males make extremely loud barking sounds (territorial and alarm) which resonate for miles. I love this photo of 'The Boss' surveying his ladies.
This is a common sight .. if you look you'll see an adult grooming a youngster in the upper right, and the dominant male on a branch facing a mother and baby. As we watched, another female put herself between them and presented herself to him but she was spurned.
This young man was protected under his mother when we arrived at a watering hole, then hopped on her back for a getaway.
While driving along a river's edge, we surprised a troop of baboons and this one stood up to catch a youngster coming down the tree.
This cute little monkey was up a tree by a dry river bed ..
This is the dominant male of a troop that lived close to our camp at Rattrays, Mala Mala. We were told his 'blue parts' designated his status.
No comments:
Post a Comment