Baboon Pictures - Pg 2

They have become accustomed to throngs of tourists and are no longer intimidated by people, which provides interesting picture opportunities.

However, as some of the baboon pictures below illustrate, these clever primates can be more than mischievous, quickly turning destructive and damaging unattended vehicles.

He then casually stretched out on the roof, leaning over the side to watch the passing parade.

At the same time a group of youngsters was clambering over the van, testing the windows and playing with the aerial and mirrors.

Then a couple of delinquants, after sliding down the front windscreen, found the windscreen beading too interesting to ignore and within seconds started pulling the rubber away.

It was time to intervene and prevent further damage, but as the baboons bounded away, I knew it wouldn't be long before they moved on to another vehicle.

Good Mothers
As can be seen from some of the other pictures, female baboons make good mothers and are very protective of their young.

Young babies will cling to their mother's underside, but once they're a little older, they ride astride the mother's back.

Females reach sexual maturity at six to seven years and give birth every two years. The babies are weaned at six to eight months.

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Baboon Picture Captions
Row 1:
1.Baboons with babies on backs, Lower Zambezi N. Park, Zambia
2.Baboon with baby on her back, Lower Zambezi N. Park, Zambia
3.Baboon carrying twins, Lower Zambezi N. Park, Zambia

Row 2:
1.Baboon scratching its head, Victoria Falls, Zambia
2.Baboon nibbling orange peel, Victoria Falls, Zambia
3.Baboon with orange peels, Victoria Falls, Zambia

Row 3:
1.Baboon mother with infant, Victoria Falls, Zambia
2.Young baboon playing with plastic bottle, Victoria Falls, Zambia
3.Young baboon playing with plastic bottle, Victoria Falls, Zambia

Row 4:
1.Baboon trying out a new taste, Victoria Falls, Zambia
2.Young baboon playing on van, Victoria Falls, Zambia
3.Young baboon hanging from van window, Victoria Falls, Zambia

Row 5:
1.Young baboon fiddling with van's window, Victoria Falls, Zambia
2.Baboon pulling on window beading, Victoria Falls, Zambia
3.Baboons pulling beading from van window, Vic Falls, Zambia

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