Kinda baboon | 台北市立動物園資訊網

TheKindababoon(Papiokindae)isaspeciesofbaboonpresentinthemiombowoodlandsofAngola,theDemocraticRepublicoftheCongo,Zambia,and ...

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The Kinda baboon (Papio kindae) is a species of baboon present in the miombo woodlands of Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Zambia, and possibly western Tanzania. It was once considered a subspecies of the yellow baboon (P. cynocephalus), then distinct enough to merit status as full species (P. kindae) under the phylogenetic species concept.[3]

It is named after the town in southern DRC where the type-locality was found.[4]

The Kinda baboon is golden in color with a light build and slender, lanky appearance. Their fur is somewhat longer and is less coarse and much softer compared to other baboon species. It is the smallest of all baboons; adult males are about the size of adult females of other baboon species.[5] The Kinda baboon is also characterized by a shorter snout and pink circles around the eyes. Infants are usually bor...