- Where to see one
- 5 U.S. zoos in our directory hold olive baboon, confirmed against each zoo's own animal list.
Conservation status
Not Evaluated
This species has not been assessed for the IUCN Red List, so it sits outside the threat scale entirely.
About the olive baboon
The olive baboon is the most wide-ranging baboon, native to 25 countries across Africa from Mali east to Ethiopia and Tanzania. It lives in savannahs, steppes and forests, with isolated populations in mountainous parts of the Sahara. Named for its green-grey coat, it is one of the largest monkeys, with males averaging 24 kg and females 14.7 kg. Troops of 15 to 150 contain a few males, many females and their young, and a daughter's rank is largely inherited from her mother. Omnivorous, it eats leaves, grass, roots, fruit, seeds and insects, and also hunts small mammals and birds. It stores food in cheek pouches.
Olive Baboon facts
- It is also called the Anubis baboon.
- Its tail is erect for the first quarter, then drops sharply, so it looks as if it is broken.
- Corms and rhizomes are especially important in its diet during drought.
- It hybridises with the hamadryas baboon in Ethiopia.
Where to see olive baboon in the U.S.
5 zoos across 5 states
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Idaho· 1
Louisiana· 1
New York· 1
North Carolina· 1
West Virginia· 1
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