Baboons ‘armed with knives’ at safari park
ANIMAL keepers at a safari park believe visitors are “arming” baboons with tools such as knives, screwdrivers and a chainsaw to wreak havoc on cars.
The baboons at Knowsley safari park in Merseyside have been known to rip off windscreen wipers and wing mirrors from the cars of visitors.
But it has been claimed some visitors are trying to help increase the damage caused to vehicles by the animals by supplying weapons “for a laugh”. The 550-acre safari
A KAYAKER trapped in the dark on a loch was rescued after alerting coastguards to his location using just three words – “courage, nicer, fountain”. Jason Woodhouse, 37, was left stranded on a rocky beach after getting into trouble while kayaking on Loch Ericht in Perthshire. The former scuba diving instructor was out on the water with five pals when the weather began to deteriorate. As the stronger kayaker, Jason agreed to paddle on ahead to get
BY ELLIE FORBES help but found himself exhausted and alone in 30mph headwinds as darkness fell.
He realised he had to get out of the freezing water and scrambled on to a small secluded beach where he tried to call for help.
Before losing his phone signal, Jason was able to access the What 3 Words app, which is able to pinpoint any location on Earth using three words.
The programme has divided the planet into 57 trillion 3m x 3m squares, with each assigned a three-word combination as an
“address”. It gave Jason the unique location code of “courage, nicer fountain” – which he was able to communicate to the emergency services.
Jason, from Newcastle, said: “I am an outdoorsy person and I am used to handling myself but this was beyond me.
“I knew the app would be a quick and easy way to explain to the police where I was over the phone.
“I was scared and confused. I would recommend everyone gets the app – it could save your life.”