Papio
Sign in to saveBaboons 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 is also native to part of the Arabian Peninsula. Baboons are among the largest non-hominoid primates and have existed for at least two million years.
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Papio is the scientific name for baboons, a group of large primates found in Africa and parts of the Arabian Peninsula that includes six distinct species. These animals are significant because they represent one of the longest-surviving primate lineages, having existed for at least two million years, and they rank among the largest non-ape primates alive today.
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Taxonomy · GBIF
Chacma Baboon
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassMammalia
- OrderPrimates
- FamilyCercopithecidae
Observations10,711
Groupmammalia
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16 sectionsContents
- Taxonomy
- Fossil record
- Characteristics
- Behavior and ecology
- Habitat and prey
- Predators
- Social systems
- Mating
- Birth, rearing young, and life expectancy
- Relationship with humans
- Diseases
- See also
- References
- Sources
- Further reading
- External links
Baboons 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 is also native to part of the Arabian Peninsula. Baboons are among the largest non-hominoid primates and have existed for at least two million years.
Baboons vary in size and weight depending on the species. The smallest, the Kinda baboon, is in length and weighs only , while the largest, the chacma baboon, is up to in length and weighs . All baboons have long, dog-like muzzles, heavy, powerful jaws with sharp canine teeth, close-set eyes, thick fur except on their muzzles, short tails, and nerveless, hairless pads of skin on their protruding buttocks called ischial callosities that provide for sitting comfort. Male hamadryas baboons have large white manes. Baboons exhibit sexual dimorphism in size, colour and/or canine teeth development.