CHARACTERISTICS

• Baboons are very smart
• Did you know that an baboon is related to a olive baboon and a yellow baboon
• . baboons have a strong torso, a snout-like face, the same dentition with long, sharp canine teeth
• Ground - walking and powerful jaws.
• They have close set eyes, short tails and thick fur except on there muzzles.

THEIR DIET

• Omnivore
• They eat fruits, seeds,insects, grass, bark, roots, and small animals
• Their predators are lions,leopards, spotted and striped hyenas, and humans

THEIR HABITAT

• Africa in the western Arabia.
• They live in open Savannah's, open woodland and hill's across Africa.

ADAPTATIONS

• They have thick fur to keep them warm in cold temperatures.
• They have pouches on their cheeks to store food.
• They have sharp claws to fight of predators.

RELATED ANIMALS

• related animal is an monkey.
• related animal is an mandrill.
• related animal is an patas monkey.
• related animal is an vervet monkey.

PHYSICAL/ BEHAVIORAL

• One physical is that an baboon has sharp teeth so they can survive.
• One behavior is that baboons leave their sleeping places around 7 or 8 a.m.
• They live in groups called troops.

INTERESTING FACTS

• A baboon's size is 14 to 30 inches at the shoulder.
• A baboon's weight is 50 to 100 pounds.
• They also live up to their 20 to 30 years old

CITING SOURCES

• A-Z animals
• Animals.com
• nationalgeographic.com
• http://www.awf.org/wildlife
• http://www.monkeyworlds.com/baboon/

BY: KENNETH MOYE