Leader of Barboons
FOX TERRIER’S ROLE. CAPE TOWN, Sept. 7. In the heart of the Cape Peninsula, one of the most civilised areas of South Africa, is a sanctuary for animals, birds and insects which have been crowded out of the residential districts. No intruder is allowed, for the "park" is strictly Admiralty property—a 10-mile square area of land above the naval base of Simonstown known as Klaver Camp. The "warden" of the game reserve is Corporal J. W. Rex, who tells a remarkable story of a fox terrier in the camp which acts as a leader to a pack of baboons. The baboons live in caves not far from the camp buildings. There are two packs of them. Every morning they go past the building on their way toward the feeding spots. About 18 months ago it was noticed that when the baboons passed in the mornings, the barking of a dog was heard. "We found out that this was a fox terrier, which apparently lives with the baboons in the caves," said Corporal Rex. **He is a little black and w'hite dog, and he runs ahead of the baboons."
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Manawatu Times, Volume 62, Issue 260, 2 November 1937, Page 8
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