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Habitats
Severe weather and seasonal fires may influence various troops to relocate from time to time in search of food. Sustainability of their food source is the natural troop size moderator. An abundance of food will encourage breeding in larger troops or more troops may establish themselves in an area. Baboons are not known to be territorial, but do have a ‘home range’, which may overlap other troops’ home ranges occasionally. As troops become larger, there may be changes in the hierarchy and some males (dispersing males) may leave or be alienated from the main troop for periods of time, or they may establish their own troop.They enjoy swimming pools, (salt or chlorine), poolside loungers, children’s swings and slides and a favorite in Voelklip is swinging off gutters and sliding down downpipes, hanging off balconies and obviously their traditional dangling from overhanging tree branches. There is little fear of electric fences unless the voltage is unusually high. Alpha males or females may perch on a roof to monitor possible threats or command activities and direction to the troop. The pristine natural Fernkloof Nature Reserve includes magnificent cliffs to climb, rocky outcrops to perch on, caves to safely rest in away from […]
HOME INVASIONS
These events were a standard procedure prior to the introduction of the baboon monitoring program in November 2019. Baboons are naturally extremely agile and efficient at gaining access to homes. The smallest gap in a window or door, will attract interest, often with the slim junior members of the troop gaining entry through small opening first. This can cause consternation as the larger adults attempt to gain access as well, sometimes smashing windows, becoming very destructive in the process. Kitchenshold the main attraction with fruit, eggs, nuts, bread, cereals top of the list. Add to this, playfulness, tearing blankets, swinging on balustrades and curtains. Fridges and freezers are known targets too.Thankfully, now that residents are managing their refuse more responsibly and securing their refuse bins, and the monitors are managing to encourage the baboons away from suburbia, home invasions happen far less frequently than was previously experienced.
WHY ARE BABOONS BECOMING HABITUATED TO SUBURBIA?
Why are baboons habituated to suburbia On refuse collection days the baboon troops are prone to plunder through the area often quicker than the collection crew. Abandoned refuse bags are easy pickings for baboons. Being naturally opportunistic, highly adaptable primates, they learn quickly. Before the re-introduction of the baboon monitors, the Voelklip troop had evolved into an aggressive, impatient troop, addicted to the sugary rewards of filthy refuse bags and household groceries. Lazy holiday makers and weekenders dumped refuse bags on pavements as they left Hermanus, and some residents were not securing their bins with baboon proof devices, a bad combination. Half a loaf of bread is equivalent to a full day foraging in their natural environment. Foraging human refuse and stealing from homes became learnt behavior for at least 5 new generations of the troop post 2013. Fortunately this pattern will change for the baboons as they re-habituate to their natural and abundant environment in the Fernkloof Nature Reserve .
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