Olive Baboon

The olive baboon is one of the most widespread primate species in Africa, found across a broad belt of savanna, woodland and forest habitats spanning much of the continent, named for the olive-grey tinge of its coat. It lives in large, complex social troops that can number in the dozens, with a defined hierarchy among both males and females, and troops travel and forage together on the ground during the day, though they climb trees to sleep safely at night. Olive baboons are opportunistic omnivores, eating fruit, grasses, roots, insects and occasionally small animals, and their adaptability to a wide range of habitats, including areas altered by humans, has kept the species common and classified as being of least concern.