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Chacma baboon walking in grassland (

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Creator

Garst, Warren, 1922-2016, photographer

Title

Chacma baboon walking in grassland

Description

35 mm slide; color. Scientific Classification: Kingdom: Animalia; Phylum: Chordata; Class: Mammalia; Order: Primates; Family: Cercopithecidae; Genus: Papio; Genus species: Papio ursinus. Animal characteristics: Head-Body Length: 1 m; Weight: 12-25 kg; Identification: The chacma baboon has gray-agouti, longer hair over its shoulders, and a bare patch of black skin over its hips. The chacma baboon's exact coat color varies by location. Its face is naked and black; Habitat: Savannas, rocky areas, woodlands; Diet: Omnivore: leaves, fruit, insects, small invertebrates, lizards, birds, young mammals; Reproduction: Breeding takes place throughout the year. The gestation period is 175-193 days long. The single young is weaned at eight months of age; Social Structure: Troops consist of 30-100 individuals. Daughters stay in their mother's troop and sons disperse; Behavior: A diurnal species, chacma baboons sleep among rocks or in trees at night; Status: No special status; Interesting Facts: One of the few predators of chacma baboons are chimpanzees.

Date

between 1958 and 1988

Collection

Colorado State University Libraries
Parent institution	Colorado State University
Authority file	: Q110673471

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This file was contributed to Wikimedia Commons by Colorado State University Libraries as part of a cooperation project. The donation was facilitated by the Digital Public Library of America, via its partner Plains to Peaks Collective.

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