28/12/2024
FACTS TO KNOW!!
A baboon called Jack officially used to work for South African railways between 1881-1890 as a signal man and was given twenty cents a day and half a beer weekly.
Jack in his whole working time never made a single mistake in his entire railway career. Jack was a chacma baboon who helped a paraplegic railway signalman named James Wide, also known as "Jumper wide.
After he lost his legs in a railway accident. James wide decided to train Jack 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.
Credit - original owner ( respect 🫡😘)