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The hamadryas baboon (Papio hamadryas / ˌ h æ m ə ˈ d r aɪ. ə s /; [4] Tigrinya: ጋውና gawina; [5] Arabic: الرُبَّاح, Al Robah) is a species of baboon within the Old World monkey family. It is the northernmost of all the baboons, being native to the Horn of Africa and the southwestern region of the Arabian Peninsula. These ...
Baboons are primates comprising the genus Papio, one of the 23 genera of Old World monkeys, in the family Cercopithecidae. There are six species of baboon: the hamadryas baboon , the Guinea baboon , the olive baboon , the yellow baboon , the Kinda baboon and the chacma baboon .
The order Primates consists of 505 extant species belonging to 81 genera. This does not include hybrid species or extinct prehistoric species. Modern molecular studies indicate that the 81 genera can be grouped into 16 families; these families are divided between two named suborders and are grouped in those suborders into named clades, and some of these families are subdivided into named ...
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Several Old World monkeys have anatomical oddities. For example, the colobus monkeys have stubs for thumbs to assist with their arboreal movement, the proboscis monkey has an extraordinary nose, while the snub-nosed monkeys have almost no nose at all. The penis of the male mandrill is crimson and the scrotum is lilac; the face is also brightly ...
The Guinea baboon (Papio papio) is a baboon from the Old World monkey family. Some (older) classifications list only two species in the genus Papio , this one and the hamadryas baboon . In those classifications, all other Papio species are considered subspecies of P. papio and the species is called the savanna baboon .
The olive baboon (Papio anubis), also called the Anubis baboon, is a member of the family Cercopithecidae Old World monkeys. The species is the most wide-ranging of all baboons , [ 3 ] being native to 25 countries throughout Africa , extending from Mali eastward to Ethiopia [ 4 ] and Tanzania .
Analysis of the microwear patterns on the molar teeth showed that they were similar to those of the living yellow baboon (Papio cynocephalus), suggesting a broad and eclectic diet. [10] A study of the adaptations of the molar teeth suggested that D. ingens ate a very high percentage of fruit and relatively few leaves. [11]