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Papio ursinus eating Patella from the rocks I spend an afternoon looking at a full group of baboon taking advantage of low tide to stuff themselves full of shellfish from genus Patella. Great moment! Baboon,Cercopithecidae,Chacma baboon,Geotagged,Monkey,Papio ursinus,Primates,South Africa,Winter Click/tap to enlarge Promoted

Papio ursinus eating Patella from the rocks

I spend an afternoon looking at a full group of baboon taking advantage of low tide to stuff themselves full of shellfish from genus Patella. Great moment!

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    Christine Young
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    Nice! Posted 2 years ago

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The Chacma baboon

The chacma baboon is from the Old World monkey family. It is one of the largest of all monkeys. Located primarily in southern Africa, the chacma baboon has a wide variety of social behaviors, including a dominance hierarchy, collective foraging, adoption of young by females, and friendship pairings.

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Similar species: Primates
Species identified by Nil
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Uploaded Jan 14, 2023. Captured Aug 24, 2016 11:12 in JFVW+8P Cape Point, Cape Town, South Africa.
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  • NIKON D800E
  • f/4.5
  • 1/640s
  • ISO100
  • 300mm
Captured in the winter. More winter photos.