26/01/10: WORLD CUP FEVER HITS THE BUSH
It seems as though world cup fever has hit the bush.
While working at home the local troop of baboons, which live at Vuyatela and I have been filming and following for the past year and a bit, popped into our garden, as they often do on their foraging expeditions.
I and the troop have grown to trust each other over the years and I can now proudly state that I am the lowest ranking member of the troop.
Any how the troop moved in to the garden and did the run of the mill, drinking from the dogs plunge pool and moved onto investigate a new roof I had put on over my work area, outside. After milling around and poking his nose where ever he wanted, Gaudy, a youngster from 18 moths ago, and one of my favorites. After staring at me for a couple of minutes he ran over scattering the new babes as he went and started playing with our dogs soccer ball.
I am still working on the rules with him as he doesn’t seem to get that it is a team sport and you are not aloud to run with the ball in your mouth. He did seem to know to run down the wing and he was now the center, of attraction, that is.
After promptly escaping his would be ball thieves he jumped over the fence and sat in a tree proudly holding his ball in his mouth.
Once he dropped it I retrieved the ball back into the field of play.
We will see how the second half goes when ever that happenes. Gaudy did, however play better than some of the Bafana Bafana players.
While working at home the local troop of baboons, which live at Vuyatela and I have been filming and following for the past year and a bit, popped into our garden, as they often do on their foraging expeditions.
I and the troop have grown to trust each other over the years and I can now proudly state that I am the lowest ranking member of the troop.
Any how the troop moved in to the garden and did the run of the mill, drinking from the dogs plunge pool and moved onto investigate a new roof I had put on over my work area, outside. After milling around and poking his nose where ever he wanted, Gaudy, a youngster from 18 moths ago, and one of my favorites. After staring at me for a couple of minutes he ran over scattering the new babes as he went and started playing with our dogs soccer ball.
I am still working on the rules with him as he doesn’t seem to get that it is a team sport and you are not aloud to run with the ball in your mouth. He did seem to know to run down the wing and he was now the center, of attraction, that is.
After promptly escaping his would be ball thieves he jumped over the fence and sat in a tree proudly holding his ball in his mouth.
Once he dropped it I retrieved the ball back into the field of play.
We will see how the second half goes when ever that happenes. Gaudy did, however play better than some of the Bafana Bafana players.
Posted by: Graham
26/01/10 09:08
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Lars Johansson wrote:
I have read about the baboons playing soccer in your reserve for fun. I guess it is not so easy to learn them the rules.
Soon it is time for the real soccer in your county, the World Cup, the biggest event ever in SA.
Thousand of fans are then going to visit SA, and some of them comes to your reserve, I guess.
When I was in Johannesburg last year with a group, we were going to travel by train to Cape Town. From the bus to the lounge it was just 50 m to walk. We were not allowed to walk this distance without a security guard, because of the criminality.
This took us by surprise an we thought about all soccer fans.
Is something done by the authorities about the criminality to protect the fans as far as you know ?
SA is a wonderlful country. I have just positive experiences, nice people, very good food, excelent wine and not to forget the visit in the Kruger Park. That visit was my gretses experiense ever.
Probably I am going to visit SA again,in december this year.