Yellow Baboon
Papio cynocephalus
- Class
- Mammal
- Rarity
- Common
- Observations
- 1,044
- Most observed in
- 🇰🇪 Kenya
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
The yellow baboon (Papio cynocephalus) is a baboon in the family of Old World monkeys. The species epithet means "dog-head" in Greek, due to the dog-like shape of the muzzle and head. Yellow baboons have slim bodies with long arms and legs along with yellowish-brown hair.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Yellow baboon”.