The versatile, stout, and skilled monkey
Olive baboons are ecologically flexible. They are able to consume a wide variety of food and live in a wide variety of habitats due to their impressive foraging skills.
Olive baboon
Papio anubis
Status
Least Concern
Activity Period
Diurnal
Classification
Mammal
Habitat
Wide variety of habitats that include savannas, forests, open grasslands, and desert habitats.
Range
Olive baboons are native to two dozen countries throughout Africa. They are the most wide-ranging species of baboons.
Life Expectancy
Baboons under human care have been known to live up to 45 years. In Africa, they average 20-30 years.
Diet
Olive baboons are omnivorous and eat a varied diet of fruits, seeds, bugs, and small vertebrates. They will hunt in groups or alone.
Social Structure
Olive baboons live in troops ranging from 10 to over 100 members. Adults help with the young, but males leave the troop at around six years old to join another.
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