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During my recent trip to Uganda to photograph Gorillas and Chimpanzees, I came across several different monkey species, including a troop of Olive Baboons foraging along the main road to Kibale Forest Park in Northern Uganda.
This was the dominant male of the group, who barring accidents or predation, should live to a ripe old age of 30 years. These Olive Baboons are the most wide-ranging species, being native to 25 countries throughout Africa. They are omnivorous opportunists who will occasionally catch ,kill and eat their smaller monkey cousins, the Vervets, to supplement their diet. Their main weapon is their canines, which are almost 2 inches long---so are longer than a Leopards !
This Baboon infant is probably still on mother's milk ( up to 3-4 months old ), but is testing out possible food sources for later life. The female's gestation period is around 6 months, and they usually have one offspring at a time.
Grooming to remove ticks and other pests is usually carried out by lower ranking individuals trying to curry favour and seeking assistance from higher ranking members of the troop.
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This was the dominant male of the group, who barring accidents or predation, should live to a ripe old age of 30 years. These Olive Baboons are the most wide-ranging species, being native to 25 countries throughout Africa. They are omnivorous opportunists who will occasionally catch ,kill and eat their smaller monkey cousins, the Vervets, to supplement their diet. Their main weapon is their canines, which are almost 2 inches long---so are longer than a Leopards !
You can only see EXIF info for this image if you are logged in.
This Baboon infant is probably still on mother's milk ( up to 3-4 months old ), but is testing out possible food sources for later life. The female's gestation period is around 6 months, and they usually have one offspring at a time.
You can only see EXIF info for this image if you are logged in.
Grooming to remove ticks and other pests is usually carried out by lower ranking individuals trying to curry favour and seeking assistance from higher ranking members of the troop.
