Several days prior to my arrival, a group of baboons had thoroughly demolished a wind turbine used to power a water irrigation pump, so that within the course of one night there was nothing left but strewnabout bits and pieces rendering the power generator totally useless. This may not seem like such a big deal for someone from a western country, but for the Namibian farmer it is essential to his existence, because an inoperable water pump can lead to disastrous consequences during the yearly drought from March to November. It is therefore easy to understand that farmers aren’t especially fond of baboons and hunt them whenever the opportunity presents itself, which is not too often. A story told by the farm
