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| image2 = Yellow Baboon (Papio cynocephalus) (W PAPIO CYNOCEPHALUS R1 C1).ogg | | image2 = Yellow Baboon (Papio cynocephalus) (W PAPIO CYNOCEPHALUS R1 C1).ogg | ||
| image2_caption = Calls recorded in Ramis, Kenya | | image2_caption = Calls recorded in Ramis, Kenya | ||
| regnum = | | regnum = Animalia | ||
| phylum = | | phylum = Chordata | ||
| classis = | | classis = Mammalia | ||
| ordo = | | ordo = Primates | ||
| familia = | | familia = Cercopithecidae | ||
| genus = '' | | genus = ''Papio'' | ||
| species = '''''P. cynocephalus''''' | | species = '''''P. cynocephalus''''' | ||
| binomial = ''Papio cynocephalus'' | | binomial = ''Papio cynocephalus'' | ||
| binomial_authority = ( | | binomial_authority = (Linnaeus, 1766) | ||
| range_map = Papio cynocephalus distribution.svg | | range_map = Papio cynocephalus distribution.svg | ||
| range_map_caption = {{legend0|red|geographic range|outline=gray}} | | range_map_caption = {{legend0|red|geographic range|outline=gray}} | ||
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The '''yellow baboon''' (''Papio cynocephalus'') is a baboon in the family of Old World monkeys. The species epithet literally means "dog-head" in Greek, due to the shape of its muzzle and head. It has a slim body with long arms and legs and a yellowish-brown hair. It resembles the | The '''yellow baboon''' (''Papio cynocephalus'') is a baboon in the family of Old World monkeys. The species epithet literally means "dog-head" in Greek, due to the shape of its muzzle and head. It has a slim body with long arms and legs and a yellowish-brown hair. It resembles the Chacma baboon, but is smaller and its muzzle is not as elongated. The hairless face is black, framed with white sideburns. Males can grow to about 84 cm, females to about 60 cm. It has a long tail which grows to be nearly as long as the body. Their life spans are roughly 20–30 years. | ||
[[File:Yellow Baboon, Amboseli National Park, Kenya.jpg|thumb|left|''P. cynocephalus'' in Amboseli National Park, Kenya]] | [[File:Yellow Baboon, Amboseli National Park, Kenya.jpg|thumb|left|''P. cynocephalus'' in Amboseli National Park, Kenya]] | ||
[[File:Papio cynocephalus (South Luangwa NP).jpg|thumb|left|''P. cynocephalus'' in [[South Luangwa National Park]], Zambia]] | [[File:Papio cynocephalus (South Luangwa NP).jpg|thumb|left|''P. cynocephalus'' in [[South Luangwa National Park]], Zambia]] | ||
[[File:Yellow Baboon, Tanzania.jpg|thumb|left|In tree in Serengeti National Park, | [[File:Yellow Baboon, Tanzania.jpg|thumb|left|In tree in Serengeti National Park, Tanzania]] | ||
The yellow baboon inhabits savannas and light forests in eastern Africa, from Kenya and Tanzania to Zimbabwe and Botswana. It is diurnal, terrestrial, and lives in complex, mixed-gender social groups of eight to 200 individuals per troop. It is omnivorous with a preference for fruits, but it also eats other plant parts, as well as insects. Baboons are highly opportunistic eaters and will eat almost any food they come across. | The yellow baboon inhabits savannas and light forests in eastern Africa, from Kenya and Tanzania to Zimbabwe and Botswana. It is diurnal, terrestrial, and lives in complex, mixed-gender social groups of eight to 200 individuals per troop. It is omnivorous with a preference for fruits, but it also eats other plant parts, as well as insects. Baboons are highly opportunistic eaters and will eat almost any food they come across. | ||
