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Chacma baboon/Cape baboon

Papio ursinus

Photo by RachaelB
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

Males can have canine teeth as long as 2 inches (longer than a lion's canine teeth).

Habitat:

Grassy alpine slopes of the Drakensberg.

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Chacma baboon

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PublishedMarch 3, 2012

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