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Fast Facts:

Males have a large mane around their neck.
Facial expressions are used in communication such as raising the eyebrows to threaten or an wide open mouth (like a yawn).

Olive Baboon

Scientific Name	Papio anubis
Classification	Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Primate Family: Cercopithecidae
Status	Stable
Range	Sub-Sahara Africa
Habitat	Savannah, grassland steppes and rainforest
Diet	Fruits, tree gums, insects, eggs, seeds, flowers, grass, rhizomes, tubers and small vertebrates.
Size	Length: 23-27 inches Weight: 30-55 pounds
Lifespan	Up to 40 years.
Location
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Special Features

Olive Baboons are quadrupedal, terrestrial primates.
An average troop size can range from 40-100.
The movements of a troop may be limited by the availability of appropriate sleeping locations in trees or on rocks/cliffs.
Males are accepted into new troops slowly, usually by developing "friendships" with different females around the edge of a troop.
Because males do not maintain life-long social ties with their relatives, it is female kinship that forms the core and stability.
Olive Baboons utilize visual signals and gestures, vocalizations and tactile communication.
Social grooming is used to reinforce social bonds, as well as to remove parasites and debris from the fur.
Olive Baboons also have a friendly nose-to-nose greeting.
When water is readily available, baboons drink every day or two, but they can survive for long periods by licking the night dew from their fur.

Social Structure & Behavior

Sexual maturity at 7-10 years. They mate throughout the year. Gestation 180 days. Single birth. Mating is initiated by the female. The infant is born black and turns the dark olive color at about 6 months. Most parenting is done by the female.