Chacma Baboon
Papio ursinus
Conservation Status
Least ConcernMammalia · Primates · Cercopithecidae
About
The chacma baboon, also known as the Cape baboon, is, like all other baboons, from the Old World monkey family. It is one of the largest of all monkeys. Located primarily in southern Africa, the chacma baboon has a wide variety of social behaviours, including a dominance hierarchy, collective foraging, adoption of young by females, and friendship pairings. These behaviors form parts of a complex evolutionary ecology. In general, the species is not threatened, but human population pressure has increased contact between humans and baboons. Hunting, trapping, and accidents kill or remove many baboons from the wild, thereby reducing baboon numbers and disrupting their social structure.
Fun Fact
It is one of the largest of all monkeys.
Quick Facts
Habitat
Inhabits a wide array of habitats including woodland, savanna, steppes, and sub desert, from the grassy alpine slopes of the Drakensberg to the Kalahari Desert.
Diet
Scavenger
Lifespan
To be updated
Threats
- Habitat Change
- Human Disturbance