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Hamadryas Baboon
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Hamadryas
Baboon
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Mammalia
Order:
Primates
Family:
Cercopithecidae
Genus:
Papio
Species:
P.
hamadryas
Binomial name
Papio hamadryas
(Linnaeus,
1758)
The Hamadryas Baboon
(Papio hamadryas) is a baboon from the Old World monkey family. It is
the northernmost of all the baboons; its range extends from the Red Sea in Egypt
to Eritrea, Ethiopia and Somalia. It also lives on the Arabian peninsula,
though it is uncertain if this population was introduced by humans or not. The
Hamadryas Baboon was a sacred animal to the ancient Egyptians as the attendant
of Thoth, and so, is also called the Sacred Baboon.
Apart from the striking
size difference between the sexes (males are often twice as large as females)
which is common to all baboons, this species also shows sexual dimorphism in
coloration. Males are silver-white colored and have a pronounced mane, while
the females are maneless and brown. The face is colored red.
The Hamadryas Baboon lives
in semi-desert areas, savannahs and rocky areas, requiring cliffs for sleeping
and possibilities to drink water. It lives together in groups (so-called
Harems) of Alpha males and up to 15 females which the males lead and guard. Two
to three groups unite repeatedly to form federations.
The Hamadryas Baboon is omnivorous
and is adapted to its relatively dry habitat. It is not discriminating in its
search for food, eating anything from grasses and roots to insects and vertebrates.
The loss of its habitat by
transformation in field and pastureland represents the main threat of the
Hamadryas Baboon, its natural enemies (leopards and lions) having been nearly
exterminated in their range. IUCN lists it as near threatened.
References
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The Hamadryas Baboon
(Papio hamadryas) is a baboon from the Old World monkey family. It is
the northernmost of all the baboons; its range extends from the Red Sea in Egypt
to Eritrea, Ethiopia and Somalia. It also lives on the Arabian peninsula,
though it is uncertain if this population was introduced by humans or not. The
Hamadryas Baboon was a sacred animal to the ancient Egyptians as the attendant
of Thoth, and so, is also called the Sacred Baboon.
Apart from the striking
size difference between the sexes (males are often twice as large as females)
which is common to all baboons, this species also shows sexual dimorphism in
coloration. Males are silver-white colored and have a pronounced mane, while
the females are maneless and brown. The face is colored red.
The Hamadryas Baboon lives
in semi-desert areas, savannahs and rocky areas, requiring cliffs for sleeping
and possibilities to drink water. It lives together in groups (so-called
Harems) of Alpha males and up to 15 females which the males lead and guard. Two
to three groups unite repeatedly to form federations.
The Hamadryas Baboon is omnivorous
and is adapted to its relatively dry habitat. It is not discriminating in its
search for food, eating anything from grasses and roots to insects and vertebrates.
The loss of its habitat by
transformation in field and pastureland represents the main threat of the
Hamadryas Baboon, its natural enemies (leopards and lions) having been nearly
exterminated in their range. IUCN lists it as near threatened.
References
Eating an
apple
Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hamadryas_Baboon&action=history
http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html