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Article: Animal magic
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- The Irish Times
- Article date:
- September 12, 2009
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Go South Africa: From elephants and ostriches to baboons, the
bush-lined Garden Route is alive with wildlife - and the stars in
its clear night sky will astound you, writes MAL ROGERS
THE BABOON seemed genuinely surprised to see me. He obviously
didn't expect anyone to be up and about at 6am, and in my case most
times he would be right. Staring at me from his perch on top of a
huge four-by-four, he seemed to lose the run of himself completely.
He defecated on the bonnet, bared his teeth and screeched and, after
a few seconds, took to his heels across some scrub. It's been a long
time since my arrival anywhere caused such excitement.
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