hamadryas baboon
Also known as Papio hamadryas
species of baboon
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The hamadryas baboon is a large primate species found in parts of Africa and the Arabian Peninsula, known for its distinctive appearance including a thick mane in males and its highly organized social structure. These baboons are notable for their complex group hierarchies and behaviors, making them important subjects for studying primate social organization and evolution.
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Species
Least ConcernMaximum longevity: 37.5 years (captivity) Observations: There are different subspecies of baboons, all with similar life-history parameters and a gradual ageing phenotype. Baboons have been shown both in captivity and in the wild to age about twice as fast as humans (Bronikowski et al. 2002). The IMR was estimated at age 5. One captive chacma baboon has been reported to live 45 years in captivity (Ronald Nowak 1999), but this has not been confirmed. One male hamadryas baboon lived 37.5 years in captivity (Richard Weigl 2005).
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Research
944 papers- Osteology of the Hamadryas Baboon (Papio hamadryas).Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2023Casteleyn C, Wydooghe E, Bakker JDOI: 10.3390/ani13193124
- Prolactin Expression in the Baboon (Papio hamadryas) Eye.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2022Garza-Rodríguez ML, Rodríguez-Sanchez IP, González-Álvarez R et al.DOI: 10.3390/ani12172288
- Baboons.Current biology : CB · 2008Barrett L, Henzi SPDOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2008.02.074
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The hamadryas baboon (Papio hamadryas /ˌhæməˈdraɪ.əs/; Tigrinya: ጋውና, romanized: gawina; Arabic: الرُبَّاح, romanized: Ar Robbaḥ) is a species of baboon within the Old World monkey family. It is the northernmost of all the baboons, being native to the Horn of Africa and the southwestern region of the Arabian Peninsula. These regions provide habitats with the advantage for this species of fewer natural predators than central or southern Africa where other baboons reside. The hamadryas baboon was a sacred animal to the ancient Egyptians and appears in various roles in ancient Egyptian religion, hence its alternative name of 'sacred baboon'.
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