- Characteristic features
They have a brown fur with a pink to red shining backside. Male baboons can reach a shoulder height of 50-75cm (females 40-60cm) and a weight of 30-40kg (15-20kg).
- Special characteristics
Small baboons are often kept as a house pet. When they grow older and bigger most owners can't or won't keep them anymore. These animals come to Harnas were the van der Merwes trie to integrate them back into a group of their own specie. A baboon group, which can consist of up to 100 animals, has a dominant male leader. These day active monkeys sleep in trees.
- Food
Being omnivores baboons mainly eat grass, roots, nodules, insects, flowers, leaves and fruits.
- Life expectancy
Baboons can reach an age of up to 30 years.
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