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Hamadryas Baboons

Papio hamadryas

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Field Notes

Description:

Baboons are African and Arabian Old World monkeys belonging to the genus Papio, part of the subfamily Cercopithecinae. There are five species, which are some of the largest non-hominoid members of the primate order; only the mandrill and the drill are larger.

Habitat:

Singapore Zoo

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Species ID Suggestions

Hamadryas Baboon

Papio hamadryas

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Carolina
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Comments (4)
DanielePralong
Hi madasamarinebiologist! These are definitely Hamadryas baboons as suggested by Carolina.
Sachin Zaveri
Nice spotting, b/w picture seems like Grey Langur,

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PublishedDecember 27, 2011

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