Baboon Invasion

When we went to the Cape of Good Hope at Cape Point, we had an interesting experience. We were driving the borrowed van of a local pastor. When we stopped and opened the door, a baboon charged into our van, jumped straight into the back seat and took the bags there and tore them open looking for food. Then he jumped into the front seat and sat down like he owned the car. At that point, I "felt led" to get out of the van immediately. It all happened so fast. I did think to grab my camera and take the shot on the bottom.

As we were driving out, we saw the procession of baboons in the top picture. There were about 30 of them walking down the street together.

While at the Point, I saw a baboon rush up to a man and grab a sack of snacks the guy had just brought out of the gift shop. The man tried to chase the baboon and take them away, but when he kicked the baboon and he bared his teeth and snarled at the man, the guy backed away, apparently deciding that he didn't want those potato chips so much after all. It was almost comical to watch the baboon sit down twenty feet in front of the man, open the potato chips and eat them right in front of him as if he were flaunting the fact that he won the battle of the stolen snacks.