Hamadryas Baboon – “The Desert King”

Hamadryas Baboon

Scientific Name: Papio hamadryas

🎯 Classification:
Mammal – Family: Cercopithecidae

🌍 Habitat:
Rocky deserts and semi-arid areas of the Horn of Africa and the Arabian Peninsula.

💡 Did you know?
Males sport large, colorful red and blue faces to show off their dominance!

🐾 They live in hierarchical groups, where males dominate and females form tight-knit bonds.

🌈 These baboons are excellent climbers, using rocky cliffs as protection.

✨ The hamadryas baboon is one of the few primates that form complex social units with strict roles.