Baboon
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The Mandrill is the world’s largest species of monkey. The word mandrill means “man-ape”.
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Taken in Lake Manyara, Tanzania.
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Early one morning we came across a troop of baboons. This small baby baboon was happy cuddling up to its mum whilst posing for the camera! / / (Samburu National Park – Kenya) / / >< / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
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For me this is my best photo ever. I was in safari park and it was very difficult for me to watch all these baboons inprisoned and sadness in their eyes was extreme strong. I love animals very much and at my home I have quite a ZOO. I try to do so much for them, to rescue them, if nothing else I feed now so many birds in my yard, this is at least what anybody can do.This image change my way of thinking about us humans very much. I hope this image will move you the way it moved me and force you to do something good for animals. Thank you very much for viewing my work. Xenia!
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Was taking shots of mom and baby (to be posted later), when dad came along and stuck his head into the frame. One shot. Just darkened the already dark background a bit to lose the detail! Weird comp, but I like it anyway. Other Categories / Animals / Apes / Architecture / Baby Animals / Bears / Birds / Big Cats / Elephants / Fish / Insects / Macro / Nature / Reptiles
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What a great look i caught here / Melbourne zoo
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Kruger National Park, South Africa Two young baboons huddle together for warmth and comfort on a chilly winter’s evening, as the sun goes down. They’ll soon head to the trees for safety in the night.
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The Yellow Baboon (Papio cynocephalus) is a baboon from the Old World monkey family. It has a slim body with long arms and legs and a yellowish-brown hair. It resembles the chacma baboon but is smaller and its muzzle is not as elongated. The hairless face is black, framed with white sideburns. Males can grow to about 84 cm, females to about 60 cm. It has a long tail which grows to be nearly as long as the body. The Yellow Baboon inhabits savannas and light forests in the eastern Africa, from Kenya and Tanzania to Zimbabwe and Botswana. It is diurnal, terrestrial, and lives in complex mixed gender social groups. It is omnivorous with a preference for fruits, but it also eats other plant parts as well as insects and small vertebrate animals. The word “baboon” comes from “babouin”, the name given to them by the French naturalist Buffon. The baboon held several positions in Egyptian mythology. The baboon god Baba, was worshipped in Pre-Dynastic times; alternatively, this may be the origin of the animal’s name. Papio belongs to family Cercopithecidae, in subfamily Cercopithecinae. All baboons have long dog-like muzzles (cynocephalus, “dog-head”), close-set eyes, heavy powerful jaws, thick fur except on their muzzle, a short tail and rough spots on their protruding hindquarters, called ischial callosities. These callouses are nerveless, hairless pads of skin which are present to provide for the sitting comfort of the baboon (and other Old World monkeys). Males of the Hamadryas Baboon species also have a large white mane. / There is considerable variation in size and weight depending on species, the Guinea Baboon is 50 cm (20 inches) and weighs only 14 kg (30 lb) while the biggest Chacma Baboon can be 120 cm (47 inches) and weigh 40 kg (90 lb). In all baboon species there is pronounced sexual dimorphism, usually in size but also sometimes in colour or canine development. Baboons are terrestrial (ground dwelling) and are found in open savannah, open woodland and hills across Africa. Their diet is omnivorous, but is usually vegetarian. They are foragers and are active at irregular times throughout the day and night. They can raid human dwellings and in South Africa they have been known to prey on sheep and goats. Their principal predators are man and the leopard, although they are tough prey for a leopard and large males will often confront them by flashing their eyelids, showing their teeth by yawning, making gestures, and chasing after the intruder/predator. Baboons in captivity have been known to live up to 45 years, while in the wild their life expectancy is about 30 years. Information is an excerpt from Wikpedia: / http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baboon / http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellow_Baboon Don’t miss out on these other animal images: (Simply click thumbnail to view larger or purchase) ! - - -
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Yes Germans love to sing about red baboons, as I understand it. / (I know theres not quite 99 there but you get the point…)
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Mandrill
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Matera, is the mate and constant companion to Simeon, the pack leader, and mother to several children, including her baby, Keito, a 2 yr old male. / Though she appears silver in this shot, her true color is a dusty olive. She resides at the Brooklyn Zoo. ~ This image was Featured in the group ‘Primates – July 2008
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Guess were I went to today.
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A young baboon and its mother. Taken in the Masai Mara, Kenya, this young baboon was quite shy at first. After a while he lept up on to his mothers back and rode away, gazing back at me. The light at the time was very harsh, but this treatment in photoshop seems to have given the shot more depth. Canon 400D / Canon 100-400mm L Lens @ 320mm / 1/1600 sec / F 5.6 / ISO 400 / No flash / Beanbag Featured in / Indigenous to East & South Africa Group / Treatment in Photoshop / Shot in RAW
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Two females were grooming each other with this little guy playing nearby. Each time he tried to move further off, one of the females would grab his tail and drag him back!
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Mandrill Baboon mother does what mothers do to her progeny at Melbourne Zoo. The Mandrill (Mandrillus sphinx) is a primate of the Cercopithecidae(Old-world monkeys) family, closely related to the baboons and even more closely to the Drill. . The Mandrill is the world’s largest species of monkey. / The Mandrill is recognised by its olive-coloured fur and the colourful face and rump of males, a colouration that grows stronger with sexual maturity; females have duller colours. Males can weigh up to 60 lbs (30 kg), females about half as much (30lbs). Unusually large males can weigh 110 lbs (50 kg).[2] They can grow to be about 1 m long (39 in) and can survive up to 31 years in captivity. Females reach sexual maturity at about 3.5 years. / The Mandrill is found in the tropical rainforests of southern Cameroon, Gabon, Equatorial Guinea, and Congo. / The Mandrill is an omnivore and acquires its food by foraging (mainly plants, insects and smaller animals) from the ground as it is terrestrial. Its main natural predators are leopards, pythons and man. A large group of mandrills can cause significant damage to crops in a very short time, and where common they are widely perceived as pests. Mandrills are hunted for food throughout their range, either with guns or using dogs and nets. In Cameroon, habitat loss to agriculture is also a threat. Although the Mandrill does not normally hunt larger prey, males have been observed to hunt and consume duiker (a small antelope). / ~Wikipedia / Panasonic FZ20 / 87mm, 1/125s, f/4.0, ISO :200
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Sometimes the gap between mankind and ape seems enormous and at other times there is none at all. This is one of those times when there is no gap and it is just two beings reaching out to touch on another.
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During our visit in the Kruger National Park we saw a lot of Baboons. This one got my attention when he put on this puppy-dog face Kruger National Park / South Africa Canan EOS 450D
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Lovely baboon at the Perth Zoo, looked like he was listening intently to another baboon :) / Camera – Nikon D90 / 1/160s – F8 / 55-200mm lens
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Such large animals, no doubt they could tear you apart. But what about the “slightly colourful” nature of the beast. Photographed at the Melbourne Zoo.
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The Baboons will have a new home at last, plans for a new enclosure will commence after the new seal exhibition opens. These poor little fellows are still housed in the old 18hundreds cages there keeper are thrilled. / SONY 350 /500 LENS /
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This magnificent male Lion Tailed Macaque was just sitting and watching the people at the St. Louis Zoo. I have to admit that he was right the people were often more entertaining to watch than the animals. Nikon D40X with Nikon 300 mm VR lens on Auto
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Origami Calendar Folded a monkey from a 15×15mm piece of paper. It hangs off the fork pretty well; and even if it falls, at least it won’t go hungry :o). Taken with an Olympus FE-340 on September 28, 2009 Originally my idea was to just have it with the fork alone as monkey bars: Then suddenly had the urge to take it with a banana. I was debating between this shot I have up now and this one: Feel free to advise or if you prefer one of the above. If there is a majority vote, I may switch. For a better idea of scale: He’s got his arm up to look taller; but I can see his head is below the 5mm mark :P Also used the same type on monkey in Monkey Mischief This work has been feature in: / Little Things to Make you Smile / The Woman Photographer
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