Hamadryas Baboon
Papio hamadryas
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Hamadryas baboons have a fluffy coat. Females and young baboons are brown, while adult males have a silver hair on their shoulders and back.
Hamadryas Baboon
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Hamadryas baboons roam the semi-deserts of northeast Africa and the Arabian peninsula, but never stray far from watering holes or the cliffs where they sleep.
The hamadryas baboon is not currently thought to face any major threats, and may even be increasing in some areas (1).
Hamadryas Baboon
The NC Zoo has one of the largest troops of baboons in the United States. This dynamic group has three male units, each with their harem of females and young.
Hamadryas baboons are socially and structurally distinct from other species of baboon. Males are related to each other and females move between groups. They sleep on rocky cliffs in aggregations that may number as many as 750.
Like anubis and hamadryas baboons, Guinea baboon males have a mane, although the mane in this species is not as pronounced as it is in hamadryas baboon males. (Jolly, 1993) ...
Sacred or Hamadryas Baboon, Papio hamadryas
Guinea Baboon, Papio papio
Olive Baboon, Papio anubis
Yellow Baboon, Papio cynocephalus
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The structure within the troop varies considerably between Hamadryas Baboons and the remaining species, sometimes collectively referred to as savanna baboons.
They vary from the little pygmy marmoset and the fat-tailed dwarf lemur to the mandrill and the hamadryas baboon.
A fifth species, the hamadryas baboon, lives in the hills along the Red Sea coasts of Africa and Arabia. These cliff-dwelling baboons disperse to forage during the day and reconvene in much smaller groups at night.
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Old World Monkeys include such species as the Rhesus Macaque, Hamadryas Baboon and the Black Colobus Monkey.
Some subspecies, like the hamadryas baboon (Papio hamadryas hamadryas), form harem groups led by a dominant male and have a highly developed social order.
They are very tactile, spending much time each day grooming each other to reinforce social bonds as well as keep clean. Olive baboons are known to interbreed with other species of baboon, such as the Hamadryas baboon (P. hamadryas).
 See also: Monkey, Baboon, Baboons, Leopard, Lion
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