You Say You Want An Evolution
One is a wild creature with close-set eyes and no pants, the other is found mainly in the jungles of Africa….
The problem with animals is that they have short memories.
Just ask Siegfried and Roy.
Or ask the people living on the Cape Peninsula in South Africa where chacma baboons, an endangered species, are being blamed for a recent crime wave.
We humans bend over backward trying to protect an endangered species and this is the thanks we get? The baboons “have been raiding people’s homes for food and causing thousands of pounds in damage.”
As one resident explains, “”They get into the kitchens, they know where the fridge is, they open it and take everything, and then they defecate everywhere.”
I know the feeling. My grandfather lives with us and he does the same thing.
Many South Africans are demanding the baboons be moved to a nature preserve, or as we call it in this country, assisted living.
It turns out that breaking and entering isn’t the only criminal activity the apes are involved in. Add carjacking to the baboons’ rap sheet.
The article notes that some tourists “made the mistake of leaving their car unlocked and within seconds the big male [baboon] had opened the door and was rooting around inside.”
To the concern of many conservationists, residents have begun to shoot apes that invade their home and carjack their SUVs.
Jenni Trethowan is in charge of an organization called Baboon Matters which “aims to educate people about the animals and reduce conflict” says that “residents should enjoy their visitors rather than harming them.”
I don’t care what kind of organization you have backing you up, if you break into my refrigerator and take the last slice of leftover everything pizza without asking … we’re gonna rumble. You better believe you’re going to be an endangered species at that point.
And that includes you, Grandpa.
global warming, climate change, apes, baboons, Grandpa, South Africa, carjacking
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