Baboons | 台北市立動物園資訊網

Therearefivedifferentspeciesofbaboons.AllofthemliveinAfricaorArabia.Baboonsaresomeoftheworld'slargestmonkeys,andmalesofdifferentspecies​ ...

Common Name: Baboons

Scientific Name: Papio

Type: Mammals

Diet: Omnivore

Group Name: Troop

Average Life Span In The Wild: 30 years

Size: Head and body: 20 to 34 inches; tail: 16 to 23 inches

Weight: 33 to 82 pounds

There are five different species of baboons. All of them live in Africa or Arabia. Baboons are some of the worlds largest monkeys, and males of different species average from 33 to 82 pounds. Baboon bodies are 20 to 40 inches long, not including substantial tails of varying lengths.

Baboons generally prefer savanna and other semi-arid habitats, though a few live in tropical forests.

Like other Old World monkeys, baboons do not have prehensile (gripping) tails. But they can and do climb trees to sleep, eat, or look out for trouble. They spend much of their time on the ground.

Baboons are opportunistic eaters and, fond of crops, become destructive pests to many African farmers...