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Baboon / Papio anubis

Olive baboons, like this mother and baby, are one of five baboon species. All live in Africa or Arabia.

Fast Facts

Type:

Mammal

Diet:

Omnivore

Average life span in the wild:

30 years

Group name:

Troop

Baboon compared with adult man:

Baboons are opportunistic eaters and, fond of crops, become destructive pests to many African farmers. They eat fruits, grasses, seeds, bark, and roots, but also have a taste for meat. They eat birds, rodents, and even the young of larger mammals, such as antelopes and sheep.

Baboons can be quite scary and vicious, they also have giant teeth and their pink bottoms stick out too.