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An adult baboon carries a baby baboon on her back. A baboon uses its hands to groom another baboon's back at the Nuremberg Zoo in Germany, with both animals facing slightly different directions.
The video thumbnail image shows two black and white photos of monkey and ape heads, surrounded by blue and pink circles.
chacma baboon anubis baboons (Papio anubis) Figure 36: Mother olive baboon (Papio anubis) and young.
Observe a baboon troop descend from treetops to rove, play, and forage in the Tanzanian landscape
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anubis baboons (Papio anubis)
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Monkeys vs. Apes: What's the Difference?
When in doubt, check for a tail.
Video: Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
Observe a baboon troop descend from treetops to rove, play, and forage in the Tanzanian landscape
A day in the life of anubis, or olive, baboons (Papio anubis), filmed in...
Video: Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.

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yellow baboon (Papio cynocephalus)
A yellow baboon (Papio cynocephalus) mother with her baby baboon on her...
© Dave Montreuil/Shutterstock.com
baboons grooming
One baboon grooms another at the Nuremberg Zoo in Germany. Mutual grooming is an...
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chacma baboon
Chacma baboon (Papio ursinus).
Hans Hillewaert
anubis baboons (Papio anubis)
Anubis, or olive, baboons (Papio anubis) are found from Kenya and Ethiopia...
Norman Myers/Photo Researchers
Figure 36: Mother olive baboon (Papio anubis) and young.
Irven DeVore
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