The mantle baboon (Papio hamadryas) is a monkey of the genus baboons (Papio). The mantle baboon was considered a sacred animal by the Ancient Egyptians. Males are 70 to 95 centimetres long, with a shoulder height of 50 to 65 centimetres and a body weight of 15 to 20 kilograms. Females are 50 to 65 centimetres long, with a shoulder height of 40 to 50 centimetres and a body weight of 10 to 15 kilograms. The tail is between 38.2 and 61 centimeters long.
Photographed in Safaripark Beekse Bergen
We are Loek and Karin Lobel, and our passion is animal photography, both in the wild and in zoos.
We are loek en Karin Lobel and we love to take pictures in the wild but also in the Zoo...
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