Baboon
Baboons are Old World monkeys belonging to the genus Papio, part of the subfamily Cercopithecinae which are found natively in very specific areas of Africa and the Arabian Peninsula. The five species are some of the largest non-hominoidmembers of the primate order; only the mandrill and the drill are larger. Previously, the closely related gelada and the two species of genus Mandrillus were grouped in the same genus, and these Old World monkeys are still often referred to as baboons in everyday speech. They range in size and weight depending on species. The Guinea baboon is 50 cm and weighs only 14 kg , while the largest chacma baboon can be 120 cm and weigh 40 kg ,more info:wiki
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#10 Hamadryas baboon,more info:aucklandzoo
Hamadryas baboons are very social animals. They spend hours grooming each other and communicate in many different ways, such as calls, scents, and gestures.
Mature males are a silvery-grey colour and have a distinctive mane around their head. Females look very different to males, they have no mane, are a brownish colour, and are only half the size.
Both male and female baboons have reddish-pink padded bottoms that make it more comfortable for them to sit on rocks to sleep, or the hard ground when they are foraging around for food.
Our baboons love to eat hard boiled eggs and scrambled eggs. In total, our troop munches 63 eggs a week.
#9 Hamadryas Baboons Explore Their New Home at Ethiopian Highlands Habitat,more info:sandiegozoo
The San Diego Zoo’s newest residents—hamadryas baboons—actively explored their new home at the recently opened Ethiopian Highlands habitat in the Conrad Prebys Africa Rocks exhibit. These fascinating primates are already providing great opportunities for Zoo guests to be awed, amazed and surprised, while learning about these colorful animals and their unique social structures and behaviors.
“We are thrilled to have the hamadryas on exhibit for our Zoo guests,” said Dustin Black, primate keeper, San Diego Zoo. “They are doing very well and enjoying their expansive habitat here in Africa Rocks. They spend much of their day doing exactly what hamadryas baboons do—eating, climbing, chasing each other, grooming each other and vocalizing. They have an incredible social dynamic; and it is not only fun, but very fascinating to observe them.”
#8 HAMADRYAS BABOON ,more info:honoluluzoo
#7 Baby baboon loves to hang out,more info:fromthegrapevine
#6 About Baboons,more info:knowsleysafariexperience
There are 5 species of baboon. They’re the largest monkeys and live in complex social groups made up of resident females with several adult male baboons, adolescents and babies forming the rest of the troop.
All Baboon species are classed as ‘Least Concern’. However, with human settlements moving into their habitats, this number is likely to drop as they are often seen as being a bit of a nuisance. In the wild, they live to around 30 years old. Their main predators in the wild include lions, hyenas, leopards, cheetahs and Nile crocodiles.
Our Baboons roam around the monkey jungle which is open to cars as part of our Safari Drive so you can experience them up close! If you’re worried about your car, you can use the car friendly viewing route or take the Baboon Bus. This takes you around the whole of the Safari Drive, including the monkey jungle.
#5 Why 52 Baboons Escaped From a Paris Zoo Enclosure,more info:nationalgeographic
#4 Individual Baboon Profiles,more info:baboonsanctuary
#3 Baboons stage research center escape with ‘enrichment tool’,more info:nydailynews
Four baboons at a San Antonio, Texas, research facility escaped by using a 55-gallon barrel full of treats as a step ladder out of their enclosure.
The barrel was meant as an “enrichment tool” to teach the animals how to get the food inside to fall out but it evidently enhanced their thinking about the open-air, zoo-style enclosure they live in at the Texas Biomedical Research Institute, as well.
Three of the four escape artists proceeded to wander about the lab’s immediate surroundings for 20 to 30 minutes while the fourth seemed bored with the newfound freedom and returned to the fenced-off area on its own accord.
One got as far as a nearby road where it proceeded to alarm people walking by. One passerby captured the baboon on a video and shared with local news station KSAT, later dubbing it the “Real Life Donkey Kong.”
#2 Chacma baboon,more info:wikipedia
#1 Baboon pictures,more info:unsplash
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