Dangerous Missing Baboon in Johannesburg



Missing Baboon at the Zoo
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A baboon roaming suburbs south of Johannesburg poses a threat to local residents and their pets, the Johannesburg Zoo said on Wednesday. “For instance if it comes across a domestic dog, depending on the size of the dog, the baboon might kill it by ripping the dog’s torso, or even by picking it up and swinging the dog against a nearby structure until the dog dies,” said zoo spokeswoman Letta Madlala. “With regards to people, baboons do not ordinarily attack people, unless... they feel threatened or trapped. Then they will bite, instilling severe pain as their canine teeth are bigger and longer than a lion's.” People who found the baboon in their home should leave the doors open and “get out of the way”. “Remain calm and relaxed as a baboon can read body language and as you become nervous the baboon might become aggressive.

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Dangerous missing Baboon with sharp its sharp teeth
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 Try not to make eye contact with it as this is less threatening than looking at the baboon straight in the eyes.”  Earlier on Wednesday an off-site monitoring company said the male baboon was missing.  “Whether he is still wandering around the area or left no one knows,” Vega Monitoring owner Lyall Meistre said. The baboon was last spotted in the Meyersdal Eco Estate on Thursday. The estate contacted animal authorities to capture him, but then could not find him. The primate had been on the loose for about a week-and-a-half after first being sighted by Vega staff at a complex in Bassonia, roughly two kilometres away. Its movements were recorded on closed-circuit television cameras.  A security meeting was held on Tuesday night about the roaming baboon, said Meistre. Residents were urged not to feed it because it was wild. - Sapa. A baboon roaming the south of Johannesburg had not been found by, said the Johannesburg SPCA."The baboon is still missing. At this time, we don't know where he is," said Johannesburg Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) The area he is moving around in is about 1 000 ha, so it won't be easy to find him," he said. Read more:

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