The Baboon

The baboon is a smart and crafty animal, but can be a pest. The baboon in the photo, for example, was eating trash.

Baboons live in the savannas and woodlands of eastern Africa, and of all the primates, they interact with people the most.

They can weigh up to 100 pounds, and are omnivorous. Grass makes up a large part of their diet, as well as berries, roots, and fish, rabbits, and other small animals.

The gestation period of baboons can last up to 195 days, and babies are weaned when they reach a year old. They are considered mature at five to eight years. One baby is born at a time.



sources: http://www.outtoafrica.nl/animals/engbaboon.html
http://www.worldstory.net/en/savana/baboon_baby.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baboon#Mating_and_birth