The chacma baboon (Papio ursinus), also called the Cape baboon, is an Old World monkey from southern Africa and appears to be the largest living monkey: males weigh 21 to 45 kilograms, averaging about 32 kilograms, while females average about 15 kilograms. It lives in woodland, savanna, steppe and semi-desert, from the grassy slopes of the Drakensberg to the Kalahari Desert, and ranges from southern South Africa through Botswana, Zimbabwe, Mozambique and Zambia to Namibia and southern Angola. It is an omnivorous and highly opportunistic feeder that eats fruit, seeds, grass, bulbs, insects and small vertebrates, and it sleeps on cliffs, rocks or tall trees to avoid night predators. It is listed under Appendix II of CITES. Farmers regard it as vermin because it raids crops and livestock, and hunting and trapping remove many animals from the wild.
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The Cape chacma is found in southern South Africa; the gray-footed chacma, is present from northern South Africa, through the Okavango Delta in Botswana, Zimbabwe, Mozambique (south of the Zambezi), to southwest Zambia; and the Ruacana chacma is found in northern Namibia and southern Angola.
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The Cape chacma is found in southern South Africa; the gray-footed chacma, is present from northern South Africa, through the Okavango Delta in Botswana, Zimbabwe, Mozambique (south of the Zambezi), to southwest Zambia; and the Ruacana chacma is found in northern Namibia and southern Angola.
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The Cape chacma is found in southern South Africa; the gray-footed chacma, is present from northern South Africa, through the Okavango Delta in Botswana, Zimbabwe, Mozambique (south of the Zambezi), to southwest Zambia; and the Ruacana chacma is found in northern Namibia and southern Angola.
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Source Chacma baboon (Wikipedia)Habitat and distributionQuote, Habitat and distribution
The Cape chacma is found in southern South Africa; the gray-footed chacma, is present from northern South Africa, through the Okavango Delta in Botswana, Zimbabwe, Mozambique (south of the Zambezi), to southwest Zambia; and the Ruacana chacma is found in northern Namibia and southern Angola.
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Source Chacma baboon (Wikipedia)Habitat and distributionQuote, Habitat and distribution
The Cape chacma is found in southern South Africa; the gray-footed chacma, is present from northern South Africa, through the Okavango Delta in Botswana, Zimbabwe, Mozambique (south of the Zambezi), to southwest Zambia; and the Ruacana chacma is found in northern Namibia and southern Angola.
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Source Chacma baboon (Wikipedia)Habitat and distributionQuote, Habitat and distribution
The Cape chacma is found in southern South Africa; the gray-footed chacma, is present from northern South Africa, through the Okavango Delta in Botswana, Zimbabwe, Mozambique (south of the Zambezi), to southwest Zambia; and the Ruacana chacma is found in northern Namibia and southern Angola.
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Source Chacma baboon (Wikipedia)Habitat and distributionQuote, Habitat and distribution
The Cape chacma is found in southern South Africa; the gray-footed chacma, is present from northern South Africa, through the Okavango Delta in Botswana, Zimbabwe, Mozambique (south of the Zambezi), to southwest Zambia; and the Ruacana chacma is found in northern Namibia and southern Angola.
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Diet
The chacma baboon is an omnivorous highly opportunistic feeder
Conservation
The chacma is listed under Appendix II of CITES
Lead
Hunting, trapping, and accidents kill or remove many baboons from the wild
Diet, relationship to people
Baboons are considered vermin by most African farmers due to their foraging and damage to cultivated crops and livestock.
Lead, living or extinct
In general, the species is not threatened
Habitat and distribution
The Cape chacma is found in southern South Africa; the gray-footed chacma, is present from northern South Africa, through the Okavango Delta in Botswana, Zimbabwe, Mozambique (south of the Zambezi), to southwest Zambia; and the Ruacana chacma is found in northern Namibia and southern Angola.
Habitat and distribution, system
The chacma baboon inhabits a wide array of habitats including woodland, savanna, steppes, and sub desert, from the grassy alpine slopes of the Drakensberg to the Kalahari Desert.
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Animal Diversity WebBehavior, Key Behaviors
diurnal
Physical Description, range mass
15 to 31 kg
Conservation Status, IUCN Red List
Least Concern
Lifespan/Longevity
45 (high) years
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