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a screaming pink-bottomed primate that runs in gangs and fears almost nothing.
means A large, ground-dwelling Old World monkey with a dog-like muzzle, living in troops across Africa and Arabia.
from From Middle English baboin, borrowed from Old French babuin, which meant both 'baboon' and 'fool' or 'gaping figure.' The French likely traces to baboue, 'a grimace' or 'gaping mouth' — the animal apparently named for its slack-jawed, snouty face. From the start the word carried a double life as an insult for a stupid or grimacing person, so the monkey and the mockery were tangled together almost from birth.
- vocab
- Uses distinct calls that function like words
- squad rules
- Troops can number over 200 members
- big teeth
- Canines rival a leopard's in length
- theft pros
- Raid cars and homes for snacks
- ancient fans
- Egyptians mummified them as sacred animals
hamadryas baboon — native to saudi arabia and ethiopia, males have massive manes and weigh up to 30 kg
chacma baboon — largest baboon species in southern africa, weighs up to 45 kg and raids cape town homes
olive baboon — found across sub-saharan africa from mali to kenya, lives in troops of 50+ individuals