London - Photographer Punam Dave had all the ingredients for a perfect landscape shot – the glorious blue sea, lush green trees and moss-covered rock – until a rather surly looking baboon suddenly popped into her picture.
The surprise photobomber was one of a number of playful primates cavorting around at Cape Point and putting on a show for tourists.
Dave, a counsellor from Limpopo, ignored the attention-hungry animals and began to set up a beautiful shot of the sparkling ocean – when a poker-faced baboon jumped into the frame.
With its arms outstretched and a surly look worthy of a catwalk model, the chacma baboon held the pose while waiting for the picture to be taken.
Punam, 24, said: “I was actually busy setting up my camera to take a shot of Dias beach which you can see in the background when all of a sudden this baboon came and sat right in the middle of my view.”
She added: “It was literally for a few seconds and then it scampered away.
“There were lots of tourists standing next to me and we were having a good laugh about it – it was very unexpected.”
“It was a unique experience, which is now one of my best memories at Cape Point.”
The baboon isn’t the only fame-hungry animal wanting to have a snap taken; llamas, seals and even polar bears have also jumped in on the action.
And, some have even managed to make it look like they’ve taken a selfie at the destination, as happened with a somewhat curious lemur and a smiling black macaque. – Daily Mail