I didn’t know baboons could drive recreational vehicles, but Khufu did…

Rick Riordan
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I didn’t know baboons could drive recreational vehicles, but Khufu did okay. When I woke up around dawn, he was navigating through the early morning rush hour in Houston, baring his fangs and barking a lot, and none of the other drivers seemed to notice anything out of the ordinary. ✨ Rick Riordan (2010). The Red Pyramid (The Kane Chronicles Book 1): The Red Pyramid, p.292, Penguin UK
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