A baboon named Jack officially worked for South African railways (1881-1890) as a signalman and was paid twenty cents a day and half a beer weekly. Jack never made a single mistake in his entire Railway career. Jack was a chacma baboon who assisted a paraplegic railway signalman named James Wide, also known as “Jumper” Wide, after losing his legs in a railway accident. James Wide trained Jack to help him with his daily tasks. Over time, Jack learned to operate railway signals under supervision, requiring careful attention and precision.
Jack the Baboon became famous for his reliability and accuracy in railway signal operation. He never made a mistake in the nine years he worked for the railway. Jack passed away in 1890, and his skull is preserved at the Albany Museum in Grahamstown, South Africa, as a reminder of his unique contributions to the railway industry.
Huyo Jumper Wide is a @Yuletapeli . He must’ve been the one drawing the assisting baboon’s pay. All that the baboon really earned was the weekly glass of beer.
Was he paying taxes or rent? Because apparently, they have turned the jungle into a tax haven. Ruto and KRA better take notes. Si kutufinyilia na kuna kina @Lionheart, @sokwemtu, @forestmonkey and @Silverback83 hawalipi tax…
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You’re out of luck in Vumbistan, everyone pays. Lakini this Jumper Wide guy must have been shortchanging the animal. Since there was lots of bush around, he probably used to release it into the wild to eat nuts and wild fruits during break. And of course the baboon couldn’t complain, I’m sure there were no finance management courses open to wildlife
Am sure sheboons kama @TrumanCapote would have wished to exhort huyo baboon hio pesa in exchange for headi