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Related: Culture Forums, Support ForumsWild Baboons Drop By Guy's House To Party In His Pool
"It was ... sort of like watching human kids playing."BY STEPHEN MESSENGER
This week, Garth Bradley was getting some work done at his desk at home in South Africa when something outside the window caught his eye.
There, a pair of wild baboons who'd descended from the surrounding hillsides were making their way across his property with evidently one thing on their minds and that was to have a good time.
While Bradley looked on in awe (and perhaps a tinge of envy, having business to attend to), the unexpected visitors proceeded to make full use of his pool leaping about and splashing, seemingly without a care in the world.
The baboons clearly knew how to party.
"It was enjoyable to watch them having fun," Bradley told The Dodo. "Sort of like watching human kids playing around the pool."
Here's video of that charming scene:
https://www.facebook.com/kalliste11/videos/383114938968559/?t=38
These baboons aren't total strangers to Bradley; they're part of a group that sometimes drops by his property to forage in his natural garden. However, the urge to take a dip during this recent visit was apparently too appealing to pass up.
"This is the first time they have swam in the pool," Bradley said.
Though his scenic rental property is usually reserved for paying guests, it didn't bother Bradley one bit to see those jovial locals making merry with the amenities at no cost.
"We chose to live in this area for its natural beauty," Bradley said. "We have moved into their space, they havent moved into ours. It is about tolerance. It would be foolish of us not to expect visitors from the wild."
https://www.thedodo.com/in-the-wild/baboons-party-pool-south-africa
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Wild Baboons Drop By Guy's House To Party In His Pool (Original Post)
catbyte
May 2019
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Auggie
(31,167 posts)1. This brightens my day. Thanks for sharing.
awesomerwb1
(4,267 posts)2. That's so awesome!
Bradley's attitude is great. Love it.
rurallib
(62,411 posts)3. Skinny dipping, even. Sure made themselves at home.
montanacowboy
(6,085 posts)4. OMG
that would make my day! Baboons are extremely intelligent and have a very structured hierarchy
I love these animals
smirkymonkey
(63,221 posts)5. How cute! They looked like they were having a blast!
Yavin4
(35,438 posts)6. Things got out of hand when they hired a DJ. n/t
Dem2theMax
(9,651 posts)7. Smart baboons.
Look at the view they have from that pool. Who can blame them?
OriginalGeek
(12,132 posts)8. Man all I ever get in my pool is frogs
I can't even get my grandchildren to go in it.
I can't really blame them, I don't go in it either. It's too cold.
And full of frogs.