Primates

Baboon

Species

Hamadryas Baboon, Guinea Baboon, Olive Baboon, Yellow Baboon, Chacma Baboon,

Lifespan

Between 35 to 40 years

Range

Sub -Saharan Africa from Ethiopia to South Africa

Diet

Fruit, seeds, flowers, bulbs, leaves, bark, buds, eggs, snails and sometimes small mammals.

Social structure

Baboons have a matriachical society in which the females and their female offspring form the basis of the social group. Males migrate when they start to reach adulthood and adult males are transient, residing with a group for varying amounts of time, sometimes moving to another troop.

Reproduction

Breeding is not seasonal and gestation lasts around 185 days. Birth intervals are around 2 years.

Threats

Baboons respond to their natural habitat being destroyed by using new food sources such as crops. This leads to them being seen as a pest to some humans.

Adopt Toto!

If you would like to support one of our rescued primates you can adopt ‘Toto’ the chimpanzee through our Adoption scheme for as little as �£4.00 or $8.00 per month! For more information contact our adoption line today on: 020 7630 3340, or email us on info@ad-international.org

Adopters will receive a certificate, regular updates on your animal in ‘Toto News’ and a ‘Toto Goes Home’ DVD which showcases his incredible journey from a South America back to the bush in Africa. This is a truly uplifting film suitable for the whole family, enabling you to be alongside our rescue team as we bring Toto to his new home in Africa.

Alternatively you can purchase ‘Toto Goes Home’ DVD for just �£10.99 / $20.00

If you would like to read more on ADI animal rescues;

Donate Now: Please support our work to Save the Primates…