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Baboon family

Papio cynocephalus

Description:

A family group in the scrub area by the side of lake Nakuru. One of the sananna baboons, probably the Yellow baboon.

Habitat:

More the hot, arid lowlands, leaving the uplands to the Olive baboon

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3 Comments

SukanyaDatta
SukanyaDatta 4 years ago

All animal babies are cute...(well almost all) this one is terrific! How gravely it is contemplating the plant in hand. I love the family shot too.

Thank you for sharing your spotting! We love it!

Sergio Monteiro
Sergio Monteiro 4 years ago

Wonderful pictures, Mel11. Makes me think of our ancestors, some millions years ago.

Mel11
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Mel11

Nakuru, Kenya

Spotted on Sep 20, 2019
Submitted on Jan 14, 2020

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