olive baboon
Anubis baboon
papio anubis latin

The olive baboon is named for its coat, which, at a distance, is a shade of green-grey.

The olive baboon, like most cercopithecines, has a cheek pouch with which to store food.

Throughout its wide range, the olive baboon can be found in a number of different habitats.

The olive baboon lives in groups of 15-150, made up of a few males, many females, and their young.

Occasionally, male olive baboons will monopolize a female for her entire period of probable conception.

One major reason for its widespread success is the olive baboon is not bound to a specific food source.

For instance, the olive baboon in grassland goes about finding food differently from one in a forest.

In Eritrea, the olive baboon has formed a symbiotic relationship with that country's endangered elephant population.

For example, in olive baboons, the beginning of the female's ovulation is a signal to the males that she is ready to mate.

Other common animals include waterbuck, giraffe, and olive baboons.