Baboons and People 
This is a long story with always
the same ending. People move
onto land used by animals, animals
are driven out or become dependent
on people for survival, their natural
habitat nd ways of life disrupted.
on humans for survival or they die out.
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According to the Baboon Research Unit at the University of Cape Town, urban development takes up about 50% of natural baboon habitat, and essentially cuts baboon troops off from the mainland. "Humans and baboons have very similar desires for space, and in the game of urban warfare, if you like, it is the humans that have won hands down. The problem is that once the humans have won, it's like a settling force. They establish their houses, they establish their gardens, and they establish a whole lot of attractive resources within it, and then it reverts to sort of guerilla warfare, where the baboons slowly and sneakily come back into the urban area, and raid, and it's very difficult to actually manage that.
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at 19:54 on July 27th, 2009
I saw a nature episode similar on the Simpsons with Homers desire to train Monkey Butlers as his indentured servants, as well as put on a play of the civil war using monkeys! Now you tell me where he got that idea? The man Homer Simpson seems to be quite intelligent, I mean, My GOD Man, they sent Homer into Space, after Barney flipped out on non alcoholic Champale ! Certainly a Conspiracy, worthy of Mel Gibsons, assertion that sacks of Jew Gold hangs around the neck of Kyle from South Park.
Questions, Questions, so many unanswered Questions. Ah is Afeared! Gorillas with Guns, who knew? And which bank gave them Credit Cards to buy UZIs? We all know Gorillas can't sign credit card slips, but they shore can dance, ah seen planet of the apes! Most animals are sneaky from Cats to Crows, it is survival instinct.
at 14:36 on July 29th, 2009
Interesting concept.I think some o0f this was in Planet of the Apes.
I did not see the Simpsons episode.
at 03:52 on July 28th, 2009
We keep taking away from the critters we'll see more of this. Cute story but true.
at 14:25 on July 29th, 2009
Thanks.
We need to save land for them.