One of the 2 baboons on WAnimals
Mammals · Primates · Cercopithecidae
Yellow Baboon
Papio cynocephalus
Least Concern
The species is abundant and widely distributed; it faces no significant short-term risk.
The yellow baboon is the baboon of the East African savannahs, more slender and longer-legged than the chacma, with a yellowish coat and an elongated face. It lives in troops of several dozen animals with adult males and females, structured by stable matrilineal hierarchies. It is omnivorous and highly adaptable: grasses, seeds, roots, fruit, insects and occasionally antelope calves. Its combination of abundance, visibility and social complexity has made it one of the best-studied primates in the world.
Weight
11 kg – 26 kg
Size
60 cm – 1 m
Life expectancy
30 years
