A juvenile baboon is currently roaming around Durban and animal authorities are trying to rescue it. A BABOON believed to have hooped on a ship from Cape Town is causing havoc in Durban. Booth said: “It is possible that this baboon is an escapee from the Durban Muthi Market. “Every half an hour someone spots it and lets us know, but the baboon moves so quickly,” Booth explained. Booth explained: “We just want it to be caught and safely put somewhere where it can be with its own kind.