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Bookmark or Share- 14 Baboon Facts - Fact AnimalBaboons are primates that are most commonly recognized for their hairless bottoms, colorful face, and thick fur. Their muzzles are long, and they have sharp canines that help them tear into food. They are native to Africa and are ground dwelling, live in large groups with social structure and inhabit savannah, open woodland and hills.
- Facts About Baboons - Live ScienceBaboons are the world's largest monkeys, according to National Geographic. From head to bottom, baboons grow to 20 to 34 inches (60 to 86 centimeters) and their tails add an additional 16 to 23...
- Baboon - WikipediaBaboons 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, 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 | African Primate, Social Behavior & Adaptationsbaboon, (genus Papio), any of five species of large, robust, and primarily terrrestrial monkeys found in dry regions of Africa and Arabia. Males of the largest species, the chacma baboon (Papio ursinus), average 30 kg (66 pounds) or so, but females are only half this size.
- 6 Types of Baboons: Species, Facts and Photos - TRVSTBaboons are Old World monkeys of the genus Papio. Six distinct species are primarily found in Africa and parts of the Arabian Peninsula. Previously, there were only five species. In 2020, a phylogenetic study elevated the Kinda baboon from a yellow baboon subspecies to a full species 1.
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