I’ve the saddest information to share. One in every of my favourite web animals, Cindy the Baboon, died over the weekend. She was 31 years previous, and lived a beautiful life stuffed with plenty of love from her human and animal household. She additionally obtained plenty of meerkat, doggo, and human snuggles together with loads of her favourite snacks!
Her human brother, Ruben Lambrechts, a self-described “farmer, traveler, and safari operator” who runs “I Dream Namibia,” a family-operated journey information service in Namibia, additionally runs a farm outdoors Windhoek, the place he takes care of orphaned and rescued wild animals together with meerkats, mongoose, warthogs, and extra. Cindy was the queen of the farm, and it was at all times such a delight to get a peek into her life. She, through the movies Ruben shared, gave me an enormous appreciation for baboons and what great personalities they’ll have. Cindy the Baboon was humorous, grumpy, candy, tender, rambunctious, and mischievous. She additionally, hilariously, cherished to fart — which at all times made me snicker! I particularly cherished the movies the place she would get so enthusiastic about enjoying with one among her animal relations — a meerkat, a canine, a warthog — that she could not cease making this foolish chattering sound together with her mouth. It was lovable!
Upon her passing, Ruben posted this unhappy and candy message on his social media accounts:
Hello everybody,
It’s with the heaviest hearts that we share the information that Cindy handed away right now. In the present day is without doubt one of the most heartbreaking days of our lives as we stated goodbye to a sister, a beloved member of the family, and a mom to our animals.
During the last whereas, Cindy had been struggling. She suffered from extreme coronary heart failure, which led to repeated episodes of pulmonary edema — fluid build up in her lungs. Regardless of intensive veterinary care, medicine, oxygen, and fixed monitoring, her coronary heart and lungs might not cope. After her third severe assault, and with the steerage of the vet, we made probably the most heartbreaking choice to let her go peacefully, to spare her any additional struggling. In her remaining moments, we have been holding her hand, chatting with her, and surrounding her with love.
Cindy was deeply cherished and cared for each single day of her life. She will probably be cherished without end, and the attractive recollections we shared together with her will keep in our hearts at all times. We wish to thank each single one among you for the overwhelming assist, kindness, and love you confirmed Cindy and us, particularly through the powerful occasions. It meant greater than phrases can ever specific. We, and all of her animal household, will miss her presence deeply.
Ruben, Barista and all her human and animal household x
Might her reminiscence be a blessing
During the last yr or two, Ruben shared that Cindy had been having well being points, combating shedding her eyesight in addition to issues together with her coronary heart. I am very unhappy to see that Cindy succumbed to her well being points, and I am going to really feel without end fortunate that I used to be capable of get to ‘know’ her over social media these previous couple of years. Thanks, Ruben. And relaxation in peace, candy Cindy.
Ruben just lately posted this 2025 yr wrapped, that includes Cindy. He wrote: “In reminiscence of my stunning sister, Cindy the baboon, filmed earlier than her passing.”
Beforehand:
• Meet Ruben Lambrechts and his pal Cindy, a 29-year-old rescue baboon
• The vicious struggle of succession for the baboons of the Toronto Zoo is lastly over
• This baboon-meerkat duo simply ended TikTok’s most annoying development
