Fast Facts About Chacma Baboons

© Robert Hofmeyr

Size
Male: 1,5 m including tail (much larger than female with distinct mane across shoulders)
Female 1,1 m
Weight
Male: 30 kg (up to 40 kg)
Female 15 kg (up to 18 kg)
Lifespan
About 20 – 30 years
Habitat
Wide distribution in a large variety of habitats - flourish where there are trees to sleep in and water to drink including semi-desert to woodlands, mountainous areas, not forest
Gestation
6 months
Number of young
1
Food
Omnivores: Fruit, grass, seeds, bulbs, invertebrates, small mammals and birds
Predators
Leopard, crocodiles and eagles – possibly lions and hyenas

By Megan Emmett