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Small mammals
Chacma baboon
Chacma baboon · Papio ursinus
Chacma baboons live in large family groups, are adaptable omnivores and can be easily observed in open areas.
Fact file
- Size
- Males weigh 25 to 45 kg and reach lengths of up to 115 cm, females are noticeably lighter and smaller.
- Males and females
- Males are more powerfully built than females, with long canine teeth.
- Sounds
- A wide range of calls, including loud, barking barks and squeaks as warnings.
- Diet
- Omnivores: from roots and seeds to insects and smaller vertebrates.
- Offspring
- One young after about 6 months of gestation, usually between November and April.
How to identify Chacma baboon
The chacma baboon has shaggy dark grey to brown-grey fur. Its long dog-like skull gives it a distinctive appearance. Hands, face and rump are dark and hairless, which clearly sets it apart from other monkey species.
Male chacma baboons grow significantly larger than females and have a powerful, almost stocky build. Strikingly, the males’ canine teeth are greatly elongated. The tail is long and curved upwards for two thirds of its length, with the remaining third hanging loosely.
More in the app
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- general viewing tips
- 10 places where you can see Chacma baboon
Where Chacma baboon live
Namibia
South Africa
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