Hamadryas Baboon Papio hamadryas

Hamadryas Baboons
Hamadryas Baboons
Hamadryas Baboons
The Hamadryas Baboon is native to the Horn of Africa (East Africa) and the neighbouring Middle East. They live in mixed groups led by dominant males with harems of females. The male is significantly larger and greyer than the female. Adult males are twice as heavy as females.
Hamadryas Baboon male
Hamadryas Baboons male and female
Hamadryas Baboons juveniles
The adult male Hamadryas Baboon (above left) has grey fur with wide, frizzy head and chest hair; the female (pair above centre) is much smaller, leaner and browner without the wide head hair; youngsters (above right) resemble the female but are smaller still.
Hamadryas Baboon female with child Particularly large female with baby.
Hamadryas Baboons Grooming is socially important.
Hamadryas Baboon juvenile Juvenile.
Baboon invents axle Baboon invents an axle.
Hamadryas Baboon They are industrious.
Juvenile baboons climbing rockface A climbing wall.