A baboon suspected to have gone missing from the Cradle of Humankind was hit and killed by a car on the N1.
Local residents were on high alert after spotting a 14-year-old baboon believed to have escaped from theTragically, the male baboon was struck by a car on the highway between Fourways and Rivonia while searching for new territory.
The baboon was first seen in Bantu, near the Cradle of Humankind, before travelling through Lanseria. From here he crossed into Manandi, moving on to Sadlebrook, then Beaulieu, Kyalami, and finally reaching Paulshof. “By the time we were on our way, he was off the highway and it took us about three hours to locate him. He was in the Rietvallei Nature Reserve, and I traced him down and managed to catch him.”Murray took the baboon to the Bryanston Avian, Exotic, and Small Animal Clinic for immediate medical care.
“Our vet, Dr Perushan, put in a valiant effort to try to resuscitate him, but the damage done was too severe.”
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