Baboon
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Baboons are primates comprising the genus Papio, one of the 23 genera of Old World monkeys, in the family Cercopithecidae. There are six species of baboon: the hamadryas baboon, the Guinea baboon, the
Olive baboon Ngorongoro
Face of a hamadryas baboon (Papio hamadryas)
Chacma baboon skull
Baboons caught up a tree by Kalahari lions (1 of 3)
Olive baboon
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The olive baboon, also called the Anubis baboon, is a member of the family Cercopithecidae Old World monkeys. The species is the most wide-ranging of all baboons, being native to 25 countries througho
Baboon
…one of the 23 genera of Old World monkeys, in the family Cercopithecidae. There are six species of baboon: the hamadryas baboon, the Guinea baboon, the olive baboon, the yellow baboon, the Kinda baboon and the chacma baboon. Each species is native to one of six areas of Africa and the hamadryas baboon is also native…
Skulls of a male (left) and female (right)
By climbing trees, individuals can act as a lookout to detect predators.
Troop in Kenya