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Papio hamadryas
This species is the northernmost of all baboons, native to the Horn of Africa and the southwestern tip of the Arabian Peninsula. The males’ fur is silver-white and they develop a pronounced mane and mantle at about the age of ten years; females are brown and have no mane and mantle.
Phoenix Zoo
Spotted on Apr 9, 2009
Submitted on Dec 14, 2013
4 Comments
Thanks for your comments, Ava, Cindy and Luis. I agree that this individual had some interesting expressions. He even looks wise to me in the first photo. :)
Great series Maria!
Such character!
What a beautiful, expressive face!