Dominant Male Olive Baboon

Olive Baboon groups typically contains a few dozen members, containing usually a few dominant males, not just one. Here is one very up close in Arusha National Park, Tanzania.

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Graeme Ruck

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great shot, through the lens you can feel his power. Posted 11 years ago
1. Ferdy Christant
  
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  Thanks Graeme! Posted 11 years ago

The Olive baboon

The olive baboon is a member of the family Cercopithecidae. The species is the most widely ranging of all baboons: It is found in 25 countries throughout Africa, extending from Mali eastward to Ethiopia and Tanzania. Isolated populations are also found in some mountainous regions of the Sahara. It inhabits savannahs, steppes, and forests.

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Similar species: Primates

Species identified by Ferdy Christant