Photo 22526, (c) Kyle Van Houtan, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Kyle Van Houtan

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What

Chacma Baboon (Papio ursinus)

Observer

vanhoutan

Date

June 26, 2007

Description

We were visiting a nature preserve that is situated along the border of Zimbabwe and South Africa and noticed this electrified fence, with razor wire, and then another row of razor wire--thinking, "No way anyone can cross that border." When suddenly a small troop of baboons skips right across it like it was child's play. The nearby town of Musina supposedly has some of the highest HIV infection rates (with humans) with some 40% of the adults being HIV+

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