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‘Curious’ baboon knocks out power to Zambian tourist town

17 July 2017 by Alan

Cape Town in the news: ‘Curious’ baboon knocks out power to Zambian tourist town
JOHANNESBURG (AP) – A baboon in Zambia has interfered with machinery at a power station in a tourist town near Victoria Falls, knocking out power to tens of thousands of people for several hours. State broadcaster ZNBC says the blackout affected residents …
News story posted on 2017-07-17T11:30:00

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