Chacma Baboon
Papio ursinus
Classification
- Class
- Mammalia
- Order
- Primates
- Family
- Cercopithecidae
The chacma baboon (Papio ursinus), also known as the Cape baboon, is, like all other baboons, from the Old World monkey family. It is one of the largest of all monkeys. Located primarily in southern Africa, the chacma baboon has a wide variety of social behaviours, including a dominance hierarchy, collective foraging, adoption of young by females, and friendship pairings.
Le Chacma ou Babouin chacma (Papio ursinus) est une espèce de gros babouins de savane. Il s'agit de la plus grande et la plus grosse espèce du genre Papio. Description Son pelage est gris cendre, tirant sur le blanc ou sur l'ocre selon les individus.
El papión chacma, babuino chacma o papión negro (Papio ursinus) es una especie de primate catarrino de la familia Cercopithecidae que se distribuye por la sabana rocosa del África meridional. Su color es verde oscuro presentando callosidades desnudas en la base de la cola. Es de gran tamaño, un metro de longitud de cuerpo, y pesa hasta 45 kg.
Distribution
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