do not feed the baboons?

i may have mentioned to some of you that there is a magical forest just short of tororo on the road from kampala. on the edge of this forest, you can sometimes spot a small pack of hungry baboons waiting for handouts from passing vehicles. i have seen these fellas several times before, but only from the back corner of a taxi at 110 km/hr.

however, luck was on my side after my medical voyage to south africa. instead of a taxi, i got a ride back in the sweet peace corps land rover. and, as an added benefit, i was being driven by a ugandan who was just as enthusiastic as i was about seeing "our friends." sure enough, they were waiting for us by the side of the road. the driver slowed to a stop, tossed an apple core and a half-empty sack of yogurt out the window, and i snapped the photo above.