Baerenpavian statue am kap

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Description: Papio ursinus Deutsch: Bärenpavian Statue am Kap der guten Hoffnung English: Chacma baboon statue at cape of good hope Text on plate: Chacma baboon Papio ursinus The Chacma baboon is in danger of extinction unless the public, tourists and conservationists co-operate to protect them. In the Cape Peninsula, baboons are a major attraction, amusing tourists with their roadside antics. Unfortunately, because people feed them, these baboons have changed their feeding behaviour and prefer to take food from humans. To feed a baboon is to sign its death warrant, as sooner or later it will become a problem and will have to be destroyed. This disturbs the social structure and behaviour of the troop. A unique fact about the Cape Point baboons is that they have developed a taste for seafood, and have also been known to suck or chew deposits of kaolin clay when they have upset stomachs. Date: 9 September 2004. Source: photo taken by Harald Süpfle. Author: Harald Süpfle. Permission(Reusing this file): Own work, Harald Süpfle put it under CC-BY-SA-2.5.