Thirsty Baboons

It is of course difficult for me to comply with the exact requirements of this challenge (summer into Autumn) as down south of the equator it is from Winter to Spring. So, banking on the forbearance of the Judge, I'll submit one from my recent trip to the Kruger National Park and which I think captures the change. Winter is of course the dry months, and that extends well into Spring, and it may rain only occasionally. The real summer rainy season only begins in November/ December. Animals in the Kruger have a hard time of it, during this time, as they must make the trek to the waterholes, and risk predation. There was some early rain in Kruger, not much, just a scattering, but enough to allow these baboons to make the most of the opportunty, and gladly licked the water, albeit mostly hot (it would be from the hot tar). They travelled some distance on the tarred road, regularly licking. Incidently the big fella has an injured left hind leg.