Driving around the Kruger National Park, especially along one of the major rivercourses, you’re bound to come across a troop or two of baboons. Watching their behaviour and especially their human-like interactions is extremely entertaining.

We encountered this little group one afternoon along the Shingwedzi River, during our September 2014 visit. While the big male watched, sometimes with what seemed like considerable concern for their well-being, the energetic little ones were clambering into a small tree and jumping down again, over and over again, their happiness clearly written all over their faces…

Shingwedzi jungle-gym

Shingwedzi jungle-gym

Shingwedzi jungle-gym

Shingwedzi jungle-gym

Shingwedzi jungle-gym

Shingwedzi jungle-gym

Shingwedzi jungle-gym

Shingwedzi jungle-gym

Shingwedzi jungle-gym

Shingwedzi jungle-gym

Shingwedzi jungle-gym