Boom Boom Baboon

What’s up friends? hope you all are enjoying the variety offered by us, from various trip reports to birds, animals and some time off track visit to a place like Delhi. The variety is unmatched because we cover places across the Globe. The word Globe reminds me of my Kenya diary so I was searching something different hence I thought a lot and finalized Baboon for today’s topic. You must be thinking why Baboon? Its monkey family only what is different? Yes, it is a type of monkey only but is different in many aspects, it is found in the region of Africa or Arabia, which I am sure not many us are even aware. Many such reasons are there to know about Baboons hence today let me take you to Kenya once again, let’s set fly to Baboon’s home.

Entry to the Baboon’s zone

Before I start with detailing let me tell you small information on what we noticed during Masai visit. The experience with Baboon will always be different from the other animals because of the bonding of Baboon with its newborn is unmatched from others. It really touches your heart when you see the kind of care they take. The bond between mother and infant baboon is very special. The mother carries the young until he or she is able to ride on her back. They are in constant contact for the first few months, and the mother is very attentive. They are allowed to interact and play with others only when they reach around 4 years. We tried our best to bring you some pictures showing such bond, do visit DSLR section, now let me update you on basic details of Baboons and then will share some unheard facts as well.

The Basics of Baboon

There are five species of baboons. The two most common species, olive baboons and yellow baboons, live in East Africa. Guinea baboon is the smallest baboon species, while the Chacma baboon is the largest

Baboons are primarily vegetarian, however; they will eat insects, and occasionally fish, birds and small mammals

Baboons are social primates who tend to live in groups of around 50 individuals (groups can be up to 300 though!

Females tend to give birth every other year. They usually have one infant and their gestation period is 6 months

Male baboons are two times larger than females. Baboons can reach 14 to 30 inches in height at the shoulder and 50 to 100 pounds in weight

Baboons have a long, dog-like muzzle and strong jaw equipped with sharp canines

Baboons are territorial animals that will aggressively defend their territory and family against other baboons and predators

Their principal predators are Nile crocodiles, lions, hyenas, leopards, and cheetahs. They are considered a difficult prey for the leopard, though, which is mostly a threat to young baboons

Unheard Facts

Baboons are very strong animals and have sharp canine teeth similar in length to lions

Baboons have a range of different vocalizations for communicating with each other. Over 30 distinct vocalizations including grunts and screams are used in addition to a plethora of non-vocal gestures such as shrugging and lip smacking

The baboon was revered in Ancient Egyptian culture, being admired for its intelligence. The baboon was also the symbol of the god Thoth and was sometimes depicted as a guardian of the dead in the underworld

They can raid human dwellings, and in South Africa, they have been known to prey on sheep and goats

Baboons in captivity have been known to live up to 45 years, while in the wild their life expectancy is about 30 years