BaboonsThe baboon genus (Papio) includes
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CHACMA Baboon (PAPIO URSINUS)CONSERVATION STATUS: LEAST CONCERN
Chacma baboons are found throughout southern Africa. They are found in Angola, Botswana, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, and Zambia. These baboons live in woodlands, savannas, steppes, sub deserts, and montane regions. In the Western Cape region...
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Guinea Baboon (PAPIO papio)CONSERVATION STATUS: NEAR THREATENED
Guinea baboons are Old World monkeys that inhabit the woodlands, savannas, forests, and grasslands of the coastal West African countries of Senegal, Sierra Leone, Mauritania, Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, and Gambia. In Senegal, Guinea baboons have found a very...
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Hamadryas Baboon (Papio hamadryas)CONSERVATION STATUS: LEAST CONCERN
The hamadryas baboon is an Old World Monkey found in Northeast Africa, predominantly in Ethiopia, Eritrea, Djibouti, and parts of Sudan and Somalia. It can be found in Ethiopia’s Yangudi Rassa National Park and in Eritrea’s Harar Wildlife Sanctuary...
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Olive Baboon (Papio anubis)CONSERVATION STATUS: LEAST CONCERN
Olive baboons are endemic to Central sub-Saharan Africa, spreading over twenty-five countries, from East to West; with a few pockets of isolated populations in the Saharan region. Although usually referred to as savanna monkeys, they are extremely adaptable...
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YELLOW BABOON (PAPIO CYNOCEPHALUS)CONSERVATION STATUS: LEAST CONCERN
The yellow baboon, an Old World monkey, is found in Africa, from its brown and prickly thorn scrubs and grassy savannahs to its open woodlands and gallery forests. Located mostly in Central Africa, the yellow baboon can be spotted in the countries of Ethiopia, Kenya...
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